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词汇 worldly-wise
释义 worldly-wise
adjective
uk /ˌwɜːld.liˈwaɪz/ us /ˌwɝːld.liˈwaɪz/
experienced in the ways in which people behave and able to deal with most situations: 老于世故的;圆滑的
Tyler is remarkably worldly-wise for such a young girl.就这么年轻的一个女孩来说,泰勒相当世故。
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Examples of worldly-wise


worldly-wise
While university students are the best educated and may be the most intelligent, they are far the least worldly-wise.
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It will allow the weak, the naive and those who are not worldly-wise to be badly treated.
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We need not only more teachers but also teachers who are more differentiated, teachers with experience more broadly based and, in a sense, more skilled and more worldly-wise teachers.
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They seemed eloquent, intelligent and worldly-wise.
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He was a librarian there, described as worldly-wise, and a promoter of the careers of his students.
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Aditi is perhaps more worldly-wise than usual for someone her age.
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