词组 | pearls of wisdom |
释义 | pearl of wisdomA piece of valuable advice. The phrase is sometimes used sarcastically. The old woman shared her pearls of wisdom with the struggling teen, in the hopes of making him feel better. Thanks for the pearl of wisdom, buddy, but your suggestion is ridiculous. pearls of ˈwisdom(usually ironic) good advice; wise remarks: They all gathered round her, hoping for some of her pearls of wisdom.pearls of wisdomBrilliant sayings or precepts. This phrase, which dates from the late 1800s, is often used sarcastically. The Daily Chronicle had it on December 12, 1907: “The gramophonist will redistribute the pearls of wisdom which have fallen from the lips of great Unionist statesmen to crowds of admiring villagers.” |
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