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conventional wisdom

传统智慧,传统的智慧,传统观念,传统观点

Related Words

commonplace平凡的,平凡,平凡的事,平凡的事物platitude陈词滥调,排场truism陈词滥调,陈规

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something that is generally believed; prudence.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounpopular notion
Synonyms
commonplace平凡的,平凡,平凡的事,平凡的事物lieu commun平凡的,平凡,平凡的事,平凡的事物locus communis公社区,公社区块,公社区位,公社区划platitude陈词滥调,排场truism陈词滥调,陈规

Examples

  • We accepted the conventional wisdom that this is what restaurant work was like, and we didn’t believe we had agency to change it.

  • The conventional wisdom, based on one view of the fundamentals, was that the company was going the way of Blockbuster.

  • In the realms of policy and business, 2020 overturned conventional wisdom about what levels of government intervention and stimulus were acceptable to forestall certain disaster.

  • According to conventional wisdom, the hydrogen atom is bound to one fluorine by a covalent bond and to the other fluorine by a hydrogen bond.

  • At the time, the conventional wisdom was that delivery companies needed to dominate big, dense cities, where lots of customers live within short distances, to be successful.

  • Many Jewish women have been accepted as conventional, mainstream hot.

  • But he was always uncommonly gracious, a truly gentle man, willing to dispense wisdom and perspective when asked.

  • The end of conventional childbirth might only be a matter of time.

  • Despite conventional wisdom, there are no rewards just for participating.

  • Common sense is not a just a normative judgment about wisdom, but a structural feature of any functioning organization.

  • In Luke it is said, “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom.”

  • The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom.

  • The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful.

  • Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the church shall shew forth his praise.

  • He showed his wisdom in giving the Pandemonium card-room a very wide berth for the rest of his days.

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