聪明的，有才智的，明智的　having or showing good sense and judgment, and the ability to understand and decide on the right action

　～ advice　明智的劝告
　～ choice　明智的选择
　～ comment　高明的评论
　～ decision　明智的决定
　～ father　聪明的父亲
　～ judge　明断的法官
　～ man　聪明人
　～ mother　聪明的母亲
　～ person　聪明人
　～ precaution　明智的防御措施
　～ professor　博学的教授
　～ ruler　英明的统治者
　～ teacher　博学的老师
　financially ～　财政上精明的
　incomparably ～　无比英明的
　politically ～　政治上英明的
　～ to accept　明智地接受
　～ to give up　戒除…是明智的
　～ to refuse　拒绝…是明智的
　～ in law　精通法律
　～ in the ways of computers　对计算机的性能很熟悉
　～ over one's age　智力超过年龄
　～ to　了解

　A wise person is one who has much knowledge and the ability to use it well.　聪明人具有丰富的知识和善于运用这些知识的能力。
　Who is the wisest man who has ever lived?　有史以来谁是最聪明的人?
　His wise father knows how to handle him.　他聪明的父亲知道如何管教他。
　I don't think that was a wise decision.　我认为那个决定不明智。
　He is a wise professor.　他是一位知识渊博的教授。
　Confucius was one of the wisest teachers of all times.　孔子是有史以来最为博学的教师之一。
　He is no wiser than he used to.　他绝不比以前聪明。
　You'll understand when you're older and wiser.　等你长大懂事了你就会明白的。
　When questioned about the incident, he looked wise but refused to talk.　当被问及那事件时，他看起来知道情形，但拒绝说话。
　You're wise, so why not give us the lowdown?　你消息灵通，给大家透露一下内情怎么样?
　Do you think it's wise?　你认为这样妥当吗?
　Laughing and joking at a funeral are not wise.　在葬礼时大笑与开玩笑是不妥的。
　No man is wise at all times.　人难聪明一世。
　She is wise in money.　她善于理财。
　You are wise to leave when you did.　你很聪明，当时就走了。
　You are wise to keep out of their dispute.　你真明智，不参与他们的争论。
　I'm sure you're wise to wait a few days.　我知道你很明智，一定会等候几天。
　I think you'd be very wise to accept it.　我认为你接受它将是非常明智的。
　He was wise enough to mind his own business.　他很聪明，所以没管闲事。
　It was wise of you to do so.　你这么做是明智的。
　It was not wise to do that.　那样做不明智。
　You should put me wise to what is going on in the store.　你应该告诉我商店里的现状。

 ♣ be〔get〕 wise to
　了解，知道　learn to understand the methods or behavior of
　I used to trust him, but I'm wise to him now.　我以前曾信任他，不过现在我已看清了他这个人。
　She thought she could fool me but I got wise to her.　她以为能骗得了我，其实我知道她这个人。
 ♣ none the wiser
　获告知后仍不明白　knowing no more, after being told
　He explained it all to me, but I was none the wiser!　他向我作了详尽的解释，可我还是不明白。
　Even after listening to his explanation I'm none the wiser.　即便听了他的解释，我仍然不明白。
　They appear none the wiser for your detailed account.　你说得这么详细，他们好像仍不明白。
 ♣ wise after the event
　事后聪明　understanding what should have been done to prevent a bad situation that has now happened
　If we had waited another week we could have bought the car more cheaply. Well, it's easy to be wise after the event.　如果再等一个星期，我们就可以更便宜地买到这辆车。不过，事后聪明总是容易的。
　We don't pay our financial analysts to be wise after the event!　我们花钱请财务分析家，不是让他们当事后诸葛亮。

 ♣ wise, bright, clever, intelligent, shrewd, smart
　参见bright条。
 ♣ 下面两个句子意思不同：
　

　作出这样的决定，你真是明智。
　［误］ It was wise for you to make such a decision.
　［正］ It was wise of you to make such a decision.
　［析］ wise可用于It is/was wise of sb to-v结构，用作主语的动词不定式的逻辑主语应由介词of引出，而不应该用for.

　［派生词］ wisely adv.聪明地；明智地‖wiseness n.聪明；明智
　［同义词］ bright, clever, intelligent, smart
　［反义词］ foolish
　［词源］　古英语wis，与古高地德语wis（知道）