nous

英 [naʊs]

美 [naʊs]

n.  智力; 理性; 常识

医学

BNC.33900 / COCA.24853

牛津词典

noun

• 智力；理性；常识
  intelligence and the ability to think and act in a practical way

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 智力;常识;理性
  Nousis intelligence or common sense.
  1. Few ministers have the nous or the instinct required to understand the ramifications...
     没有几个大臣具备理解这些后果所需要的理性或直觉。
  2. He is a man of extraordinary vitality, driving ambition and political nous.
     他是一个精力非凡、志向远大、政治上很有见识的人。

英英释义

noun

• that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  1. his mind wandered
  2. I couldn't get his words out of my head
  Synonym:mindheadbrainpsyche
• common sense
  1. she has great social nous

双语例句

• But once it joined the risk-management game, Goldman steadily accumulated market nous.
  但是一旦高盛加入风险管理这项游戏，它就稳定地积累了市场知识。
• None of them had the nous to shut the door when the fire broke out.
  他们谁也不懂得失火时要关上门。
• If only for its own sake, the 1% needs to show a bit of nous.
  哪怕是为了自己着想，1%阵营也应该有点头脑。
• She had the business nous to buy property just before prices went up.
  她具备做生意的常识，在价格上涨之前买进房地产。
• Bureaucrats with little investment nous are in charge.
  在其位的，是那些缺乏投资常识的官僚。
• Born in Hong Kong in 1947, Dr Chan initially studied home economics at college; few then would have predicted that commitment and political nous would propel her into the top job in international public health.
  陈冯富珍1947年出生于香港，大学最初念家政学那时谁也料不到，凭着敬业和政治悟性，她会登上国际公共卫生领域的头把交椅。
• His "nous" isn t pure spiritual origin against substance, while it is a complex of "power"," soul" and "reason".
  阿氏的“奴斯”并不是与物质相对立的纯精神性本原，而是“力”和“灵魂”及“理智”等多重含义的复合体。
• Mourinho's side will not get highly praised for style, but their players have confidence in their technical nous, and it was their economical but unspectacular play that earned them this triumph.
  穆里尼奥的球队不会因风格而受到高度赞扬，但他们的球员对他们的技术理智都充满信心，而正是他们的简单却不引人注意的战术替他们赢得了这场胜利。
• I am very glad to have the opportunity of meeting you. she has great social nous.
  非常高兴有机会认识您。他有了不起的社会常识。
• Whereas publishers have long acknowledged the potential volatility of their flagship products, Big Pharma marketed itself as an exemplar of strategic nous and straight-line growth.
  出版商早已认识到自己的旗舰产品具有很大的潜在波动性，大制药公司却把自己营造为战略智慧和直线增长的典范。