Old English wisdom "knowledge, learning, experience," from wis (see wise (adj.)) + -dom. A common Germanic compound (Old Saxon, Old Frisian wisdom, Old Norse visdomr, Old High German wistuom "wisdom," German Weistum "judicial sentence serving as a precedent"). Wisdom teeth so called from 1848 (earlier teeth of wisdom, 1660s), a loan-translation of Latin dentes sapientiae, itself a loan-translation of Greek sophronisteres (used by Hippocrates, from sophron "prudent, self-controlled"), so called because they usually appear ages 17-25, when a person reaches adulthood.
双语例句
1. And what is that pearl of wisdom supposed to mean?
那番精辟见解到底是什么意思呢？
来自柯林斯例句
2. With knowledge and wisdom, evil could be vanquished on this earth.
拥有了知识和智慧就能够把恶势力从这个世界上铲除。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The wisdom of the retired generals and backbench MPs conjoins.
退役将军和后座议员的智慧结合在一起。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The Magi, Bramins, and Druids were bracketed together as men of wisdom.
东方三博士、婆罗门和德鲁伊特都被视为富有智慧的人。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Some would question the wisdom of leaving her out of the team.
