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

• 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。
• His marriage of political power and commercial nous has made him one of the richest men in a region of very rich men.
  谢赫哈马德集政治权力与商业智慧于一身，使他成为这个充满富翁的地区最富有的人之一。
• Nor have Japanese companies always been good at integrating their foreign acquisitions or at extracting synergies. They have at times lacked the nous to do well in emerging markets, producing goods that are too pricey for poorer consumers.
  在整合海外并购资产或者取得协同效应方面，日本企业也不总是精通此道。它们有时缺乏在新兴市场取胜的常识，对于较贫穷的消费者而言，它们的产品过于昂贵。
• Divorce, inheritance and business nous has helped a growing number of women to become millionaires, who have increased at five times the rate of wealthy men.
  离婚、遗产继承和商业头脑使得越来越多的女性成为百万富翁，其增长速度为有钱男性的五倍。
• The juniors expect to win, but, entre nous, their chances are not too good.
  三年级的学生想赢得比赛，但是你不要跟别人说，他们赢的机会并不大。
• 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。
• But other countries, with less financial nous and more debt, face red.
  而其它那些金融常识不足，债务绰绰有余的国家，就得面对红灯。
• Without even asking why they were a year late ( because Liz morcom MW had been ill and was moving house), I suggested they held the lunch Chez nous rather than in a restaurant as I thought it would be more relaxed.
  在没有问他们时间为何是一年后（因为葡萄酒大师莉斯莫科姆（lizmorcom）生病并搬家），我建议他们把午餐地点选在家中，而非餐厅，因为我认为那样会更轻松。
• 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。
• 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。