a. 聪明的,贤明的

Wise \Wise\, a. [Compar. {Wiser}; superl. {Wisest}.] [OE. wis,
AS. w[=i]s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[=i]s, D. wijs, G. weise,
OHG. w[=i]s, w[=i]si, Icel. v[=i]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis,
Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See {Wit}, v., and cf.
{Righteous}, {Wisdom}.]
1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive
information; erudite; learned.

They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have
no knowledge. --Jer. iv. 22.

2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning
and judging soundly concerning what is true or false,
proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best
means for accomplishing them; sagacious.

When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks.
--Shak.

From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2
Tim. iii. 15.

3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous;
specifically, skilled in divination.

Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now
with me; but she's gone.
Sim. Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of
Brentford? --Shak.

4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
[R.] ``Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and
wise.'' --Chaucer.

Nor, on the other side,
Will I be penuriously wise
As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau.
& Fl.

Lords do not care for me:
I am too wise to die yet. --Ford.

5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting
wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious;
discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise
conduct or management; a wise determination. ``Eminent in
wise deport.'' --Milton.

{To make it wise}, to make it a matter of deliberation.
[Obs.] `` We thought it was not worth to make it wise.''
--Chaucer.

{Wise in years}, old enough to be wise; wise from age and
experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.]

A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one;
He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth.
--Ford.

You are too wise in years, too full of counsel,
For my green experience. --Ford.