wise: suggests great understanding of people and of situations and unusual discernment and judgment in dealing with them and may imply a wide range of experience, knowledge, or learning: ~ enough to know what really mattered in life.


sage: suggests wide experience, great learning, and wisdom: sought the ~ advice of her father in times of crisis.


sapient: suggests great sagacity and discernment: the ~ observations of a veteran foreign correspondent.     (discern深刻观察区分鉴别)


judicious: stresses a capacity for weighing and judging and for reaching wise decisions or just conclusions: ~ parents using kindness and discipline in equal measure.     weigh权衡judge判断     (in equal measure等量)


prudent: applies to someone who is rich in practical wisdom and hence able to exercise self-restraint and sound judgment: a ~ decision to wait out the storm.     prudent是西方四德cardinal virtues(prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance)之首。又如guileless as dove, prudent as serpent像鸽子一样纯真，像蛇一样谨慎(prudent表示能自制会判断的智慧，即谨慎)，是圣经中的名句


sensible: applies to action guided and restrained by good sense and rationality: a ~ woman who was not fooled by flattery.


sane: stresses mental soundness, prudent rationality and levelheadedness: remained ~ even as the war raged around him.     （sound表示健康，即没有disorder毛病）


wise明智: 泛指深谙人事，善于观察和判断，具有丰富的经验见识等，sage: 强调经验见识，sapient: 强调洞察力，judicious: 表示能权衡判断，prudent谨慎: 富有实际经验，懂克制会判断，sensible理智: 顾名思义，由理智理性(sense,rationality)引导，sane冷静: 思维健康理性冷静


记忆方法: 1) 首字母WSSJPSS排列成WSS我是谁PJSS普京是谁<==明智   知人者智自知者明  

         2) 明智的意思是拥有正确的判断力mean having or showing sound judgment.首字母WSSJPSS排列成WSS我是谁PJSS普京是谁<==明智