mother wit

美 [ˈmʌðər wɪt]英 [ˈmʌðə(r) wɪt]

mother wit

noun

sound practical judgment: Common sense is not so common; he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples; fortunately she had the good sense to run away; Synonym: common sense good sense gumption horse sense sense

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1

She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit .

她鼓励我仔细倾听乡下人称作常识的话语。
2

What a fella needs is mother wit and a horse hair .

只要一点点智慧和一根马鬃就行。
3

How much more profitable for the independent mind , after the mere rudiments of education , to range through a library at random , taking down books as the mother wit suggests !

受到初步的基础教育之后，对于愿意独立思考的人来说，在图书馆里信手取下一本书来，根据个人的天赋随意涉猎，这该是多大的好处啊！（英国纽曼红衣主教享利）
4

She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called " Mother Wit , " because in those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations .

她鼓励我要仔细倾听乡下人称为“天生智慧”的话语，她说那些朴实的话语表达了世代相传的集体智慧。
5

I should as soon call her mother a wit .

那么她妈妈也算得上一个天才了！