conventional/received/popular wisdom
the view or belief that most people hold大多数人的看法;普遍信念- Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities.人们普遍认为,只有城市里才发生暴乱。
- Conventional wisdom has it that all sense of community has gone, but that is not the case where I live.人们普遍认为社区感已不复存在,但是我住的地方不同。
- The received wisdom is that the book is always better than the film.人们普遍的看法是,小说总是比电影好看。
- Contrary to conventional wisdom, stress is not a bad thing.与传统的看法相反,压力并不是坏事。
- Popular wisdom has it that higher oil prices are bad for economic growth.人们普遍认为油价上涨不利于经济增长。
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