词组 | in wisdom |
释义 | Idiom in wisdomin (your/its) (infinite) wisdom using your or its knowledge or intelligence.The city government, in its wisdom, decided to close the library and now kids can't use it for research or just plain reading.When I said we needed a bigger house, my wife replied, in her infinite wisdom, that we did not have enough money. Usage notes: usually used humorously to show that something was not based on great knowledge or intelligence, as in the examples in (one's) (infinite) wisdomUsed ironically when describing one's action or decision that the speaker thinks was particularly stupid or ill advised. The management, in their infinite wisdom, decided to cut employees' benefits while demanding that they work even longer hours. in someone's wisdomused ironically to suggest that an action is not well judged. 1992 Rugby World & Post In their wisdom Ciaran Fitzgerald and his selectors decided to dispense with the incumbent, Rob Saunders , and bring Aherne back for his thirteenth Irish cap. in your, his, etc. (infinite) ˈwisdomused when you are saying that you do not understand why somebody has done something: The government in its wisdom has decided to support the ban. |
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