wiser

UK //ˈwaɪzə(r)//US //ˈwaɪzər//

词源

源自中古英语 wis, 古英语 wīs (wise), 比较级形式为 wisra (wiser)。与德语 weise 和荷兰语 wijs 同源。

❶ wise 的比较级形式，表示更有智慧或更明智的。用于形容人或决定比之前或其他情况更聪明、更有判断力。

“After the accident, she became wiser about driving carefully.”

（事故发生后，她对小心驾驶有了更明智的认识。）

“He is wiser than his brother when it comes to managing money.”

（在理财方面，他比他的兄弟更明智。）

同义词:more sensible, more judicious, more prudent

none the wiser — 表示尽管有解释或经历某事，仍然不明白或没有变得更聪明。常用于表达困惑或未被启发的状态。

“After his long explanation, I was none the wiser about how the machine works.”

（经过他冗长的解释后，我对这台机器如何运作仍然一无所知。）

wiser after the event — 事后才明白或变得更聪明，指事情发生后才知道正确的做法。常用于反思或后悔的语境。

“We were all wiser after the event and realized we should have prepared better.”