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worldly-wise

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌworldly-ˈwise / $ ˈ‧‧ ‧/ adjective  EXPERIENCEDhaving a lot of experience and knowledge about life so that you are not easily shocked or deceived 老于世故的;善于处世的 OPP naïve, naive
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worldly-wiseBehind her back, Melissa smiled at this shot at appearing worldly-wise.The worldly-wise orchestrator will rather see to it that there is not an important clarinet part in the aforesaid section.Now its innocence had vanished, and it was thronged with worldly-wise urban people intent upon sophisticated urban undertakings.
ˌworldly-ˈwise adjectiveChineseSyllable
about of so lot having knowledge Corpus life that a and experience


worldly-wise
ˌworldly-ˈwise / $ ˈ‧‧ ‧/ adjective
having a lot of experience and knowledge about life so that you are not easily shocked or deceived
   OPP  naïve, naive


worldly-wiseBrE /ˌwɜːldli ˈwaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwɜːrldli ˈwaɪz/ 🔊 adjectivehaving a lot of experience of life and therefore not easily shocked 善于处世的;老于世故的