Any the wiser Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɛni/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪzɝ

EN-ee thuh WAI-zur

UK

ˈɛni/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈaɪzɐ

EN-ee thuh WAI-zuh

释义

If someone is not any the wiser, they do not know or realize that something has happened, or they have not learned anything new.

用法与细微差别

'Not any the wiser' is informal and often used after explaining something unsuccessfully or to say someone did not notice a secret or change. Commonly appears as 'no one was any the wiser' or 'I'm not any the wiser'. Do not use with actual intelligence; it's about awareness or understanding events.

• Spanish: más sabio - darse cuenta
• Portuguese (BR): mais sábio(a) - perceber
• Portuguese (PT): mais sábio(a) - perceber
• Chinese (Simplified): 更明白 - 明白过来
• Chinese (Traditional): 更明白 - 明白過來
• Hindi: समझदार - ज़्यादा जानकार
• Arabic: أكثر حكمة - يدرك
• Bengali: আরও জ্ঞানী - বুঝতে পারা
• Russian: умнее - замечать
• Japanese: 賢くなる - 気づく
• Vietnamese: thông minh hơn - nhận ra
• Korean: 더 현명해진 - 알아차리다
• Turkish: daha akıllı - fark etmek
• Urdu: زیادہ سمجھدار - پتہ چلنا
• Indonesian: lebih tahu - menyadari

例句

I explained the rules, but he wasn't any the wiser.

basic

They changed the plan and no one was any the wiser.

basic

You could take one cookie and your mom wouldn't be any the wiser.

basic

She tried to explain, but I wasn't any the wiser after her story.

natural

We deleted the files, so our boss wasn't any the wiser about our mistake.

natural

Make a copy and put the original back—no one will be any the wiser.

natural