Word · Frequency #3087
wiser
明智的；有判断力的
wiser is the comparative of wise.
having or showing good judgement or experience
- 1.
Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
表现出良好判断力或经验益处的。
表现出良好判断力或经验益处的。；明智的；慎虑的；聪明的；博学的
In use
It was wise of you to bring an umbrella; it's raining now.
My grandmother gave me some wise advice about saving money.
He made a wise choice to study a little every day instead of waiting until the last minute.
be wise to do sth
表示做某事是明智的决定。
It's wise to save money for emergencies.
存钱以备不时之需是明智的。
it is wise of sb to do sth
强调某人的行为明智。
It was wise of you to check the weather before leaving.
你出发前查看天气是明智的。
be wise about sth
表示在某方面有见识或明智。
She is very wise about financial planning.
她对财务规划很明智。
Common mistakes
He did it wise.He did it wisely.
形容词wise不能修饰动词，应使用副词wisely表示‘明智地’。
He is a wise student, always getting high scores.He is a smart student, always getting high scores.
Wise侧重经验和判断力，Smart更常指智力敏捷，用于学业成绩好更自然。
Connections
Collocations
- wise decision
- 明智的决定
- It was a wise decision to invest in education.投资教育是一个明智的决定。
- wise advice
- 明智的建议
- She gave me some wise advice about my career.她给了我一些关于事业的明智建议。
- wise old man
- 智慧的老人
- The wise old man was respected by everyone.那位智慧的老人受到大家的尊敬。
- wise beyond one's years
- 少年老成；比实际年龄更明智
- Her daughter is wise beyond her years.她的女儿少年老成。
Idioms & figurative uses
- wise guy
- 自作聪明的人Don't be such a wise guy; you don't know everything.别那么自作聪明，你并不是什么都懂。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将wise联想为“外事”，处理外事需要明智的决策。
Context & Register
形容词wise通常表示‘明智的、有智慧的’，常用于决策、建议、知识等场景，语气中性偏正式；口语中也可表示‘狂妄的’（如wise guy），但较少用于学习场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that genuinely rhyme with 'wise' (IPA /waɪz/) share the ending /aɪz/. Examples include 'size', 'prize', 'rise', 'guise', 'advise', and 'surprise'. Note that some words ending in '-ise' like 'precise' (/prɪˈsaɪs/) end in /aɪs/ and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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