wise

明智的、高明的

Buying insurance before the trip was a wise decision.

出發前先買保險是個明智的決定。

有智慧的、睿智的

She grew wiser and calmer after years of teaching.

教了多年書之後，她變得更睿智也更沉穩。

知情的、看穿的口語，用於 wise to

The manager was wise to their excuses from day one.

經理從第一天就看穿了他們的那些藉口。

自以為聰明的、愛耍嘴皮的美式口語，貶義

Don't get wise with me, just answer the question.

別跟我耍嘴皮，好好回答問題就對了。

醒悟、看清口語，wise up

He finally wised up and stopped lending them money.

他終於想清楚了，不再借錢給他們。