wisely
/ˈwaɪzli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈwaɪzli/ (ame, ipa)
wisely — adverb
1. doing something in a sensible and careful way because you have thought carefully
doing something in a sensible and careful way because you have thought carefully about what might happen next
Mayumi wisely saved part of her salary each month for emergencies.
collocation: wisely + saved / wisely + invested
The planning committee wisely decided to wait for more data before acting.
wisely + decide + to-infinitive
Erik wisely chose engineering at a university close to his hometown.
Rania wisely kept her opinions to herself during the team's heated debate.
Shanti wisely put her savings into a small business that grew steadily.
- prudently
more formal; emphasizes caution and avoiding risk
- sensibly
similar register to 'wisely'; focuses on practical, reasonable thinking
- judiciously
formal; stresses careful, fair, or balanced decision-making
- shrewdly
often implies clever self-interest or sharp practical insight
- foolishly
most common opposite; acting without good sense
- unwisely
direct negative of 'wisely'
- recklessly
acting without care for consequences
文法句型
wisely + verb
clause + , wisely + ,
用法筆記
Wisely usually appears directly before the main verb it modifies, but in formal or literary English it may also appear at the start of a sentence or after a form of 'to be'.