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1 wisdom
1) Weisheit, dieworldly wisdom — Weltklugheit, die
2) (prudence) Klugheit, diewhere is the wisdom of such a move/in doing that? — was für einen Sinn hat solch ein Schritt/hat es, das zu tun?
words of wisdom — weise Worte; (advice) weise Ratschläge
* * *['wizdəm]noun Wisdom comes with experience.) die Weisheit* * *wis·dom[ˈwɪzdəm]n no plin her \wisdom... in ihrer grenzenlosen Weisheit... iron\wisdom comes with age die Weisheit kommt mit dem Alterthe \wisdom of hindsight im Nachhinein, hinterherconventional \wisdom has it that... [or the received \wisdom is that...] im Allgemeinen ist man der Auffassung, dass...I am not convinced of the \wisdom of letting them go ahead unsupervised ich bin nicht davon überzeugt, dass es vernünftig ist, sie einfach unbeaufsichtigt weitermachen zu lassendid we ever stop to question the \wisdom of going to war? haben wir jemals den Sinn von Kriegsführung hinterfragt?to give sb a few words of \wisdom jdm kluge Ratschläge erteilen a. pej* * *['wIzdəm]nWeisheit f; (= prudence) Einsicht fto show great wisdom — große Klugheit or Einsicht zeigen
to doubt the wisdom of sth — bezweifeln, ob etw klug or sinnvoll ist
* * *wisdom [ˈwızdəm] s1. Weisheit f, Klugheit f:display the wisdom of Solomon salomonische Weisheit beweisen;have great wisdom sehr weise sein;2. obs Gelehrsamkeit f3. BIBEL* * *noun, no pl.1) Weisheit, dieworldly wisdom — Weltklugheit, die
2) (prudence) Klugheit, diewhere is the wisdom of such a move/in doing that? — was für einen Sinn hat solch ein Schritt/hat es, das zu tun?
words of wisdom — weise Worte; (advice) weise Ratschläge
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2 wisdom
wis·dom [ʼwɪzdəm] n\wisdom comes with age die Weisheit kommt mit dem Alter;the \wisdom of hindsight im Nachhinein, hinterher;conventional \wisdom has it that... [or the received \wisdom is that...] im Allgemeinen ist man der Auffassung, dass...I am not convinced of the \wisdom of letting them go ahead unsupervised ich bin nicht davon überzeugt, dass es vernünftig ist, sie einfach unbeaufsichtigt weitermachen zu lassen;did we ever stop to question the \wisdom of going to war? haben wir jemals den Sinn von Kriegsführung hinterfragt?to give sb a few words of \wisdom jdm kluge Ratschläge erteilen (a. pej) -
3 received
re·ceived[rɪˈsi:vd]adj attr, inv allgemein akzeptiert\received opinion landläufige Meinung\received payment Zahlungseingang m* * *received [rıˈsiːvd] adj1. erhalten, empfangen:received with thanks dankend erhalten2. (allgemein oder als gültig) anerkannt:received text authentischer Text;the received wisdom is that … die landläufige Meinung geht dahin, dass …3. vorschriftsmäßig, korrekt* * *adj.bereits gerettet adj.empfangen adj.erhielt adj. pret.empfing prät.
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received wisdom — conventional/received/traditional wisdom phrase what most people believe to be true The conventional wisdom is that governments should lead rather than simply reflect public opinion. Thesaurus: truthsynonym Main entry: wisdom * * *… … Useful english dictionary
(the) received wisdom — the conventional/received wisdom knowledge or information that people generally believe is true, although in fact it is often false. The conventional wisdom is that marriage makes a relationship more secure, but as the divorce rates show, this is … New idioms dictionary
Received Pronunciation — (RP), also called the Queen s (or King s) English,[1] Oxford English[2] or BBC English, is the accent of Standard English in England, with a relationship to regional accents similar to the relationship in other European languages between their… … Wikipedia
wisdom — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, great, profound ▪ accepted, common, conventional, folk, perceived, popular, prevailing … Collocations dictionary
wisdom — noun (U) 1 good sense and judgment, based especially on your experience of life: a man of great wisdom | question the wisdom of formal (=say that you think something is not sensible): I would question the wisdom of lending him such a large amount … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
received — adjective (only before noun) formal accepted or considered to be correct by most people: Sonntag s articles challenged received notions about photography. | received wisdom (=the opinions most people have about what is true): The received wisdom… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
received — re|ceived [rıˈsi:vd] adj [only before noun] formal accepted or considered to be correct by most people received opinion/wisdom etc (=the opinion most people have) ▪ The received wisdom is that he will retire within the next year … Dictionary of contemporary English
received — [[t]rɪsi͟ːvd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n The received opinion about something or the received way of doing something is generally accepted by people as being correct. [FORMAL] He was among the first to question the received wisdom of the time... The… … English dictionary
received — adjective /ɹɪˈsiːvd/ a) Generally accepted as correct or true The recent revelation that East Anglia Universitys Climate Research Unit actively suppressed research findings contrary to the received wisdom of Global Warming, has severely damaged… … Wiktionary
received — re|ceived [ rı sivd ] adjective FORMAL * generally believed to be true or correct: received wisdom/opinions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
received */ — UK [rɪˈsiːvd] / US [rɪˈsɪvd] adjective formal generally believed to be true or correct received wisdom/opinions … English dictionary
