---wise的用法(學了這個用法, 你的英文提昇了一個層次^.^)

[Michael-liu]

很多人說不知道為什麼自己講英文總覺得拘謹。確實，我們不敢或不會像native speaker那樣自然地運用一些"出格"的詞來加強意趣。
舉個例子，一些詞likewise（同樣地），otherwise（不然的話），clockwise（順時針方向的），它們都以"-wise"作字尾，似乎沒什麼特別的，可是，這個小小的詞綴到了老美口中，居然就"神"了。
他們很靈活地用在像"strategywise"（從策略上說），"weatherwise"（就天氣而言），雖不正式但在活中卻屢見不鮮、生機勃勃。因此，有人開玩笑說 ：
"I like this house locationwise, but rentwise it's beyond me."（這幢房子的地點我倒喜歡，但房租我付不起。）note: 你不用講那麼誇張，只要懂意思就好。

已故美國共和黨參議員Everett Dirksen有一次對記者說 ：

* "Timewise, I've reached the age of 70, but ideawise or outlookwise, I'm still 50 or less."

Wise是「就.......而言」的意思，例來讀幾個例句：
B：Do you think our products are competitive enough for an international market? 你認為我們的產品在國際市場上有競爭力嗎﹖
A：Pricewise yes, but in terms of service over a long period of time, I would say no. 就價格來說，是有的，但就長程服務來說，我認為��! �有。
Career-wise, she is getting on well. （論事業，她進展順利。）
The plan is not quite feasible costwise.（論成本，這計劃不大可行。）
wise 這類用法很口語，要正式可以改成 (phrase) in terms of ，例如：

* The plan is not quite feasible in terms of costs.
* In career terms, she is getting on well.

Wise作字尾，還有「朝.....方向」以及「和.....相似」兩個意思，例如：

*
Turn the lid anticlockwise to open it.（把蓋子朝反時針方向扭開。）
*
He walked soldier-wise.（他像走路像行軍。）這兩句還算正式。

[Julian]

It's a good learnning material. I have seen it once.
Thanks for sharing here with us! Michael ~

[Rock]

Let me try. Theory-wise my English should have been upgraded into another lever after learning this, but fact-wise I'm still in the same place.

No bad. I'm feeling good.

[Sherry Liao]

Thanks for sharing the interesting information, Michael. I also find the definition in a dictionary:

Definition "-wise" - Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/-wise

-wise
1 comb in adv -wise is added to nouns to form adverbs indicating that something is the case when considering the particular thing mentioned.
ADV with cl
Career-wise, this illness couldn't have come at a worse time..., It was a much better day weather-wise...
2 comb in adv -wise is added to nouns to form adverbs indicating that someone behaves in the same way as the person or thing that is mentioned.
ADV after v (=-like)
We were housed student-wise in dormitory rooms...

[Sherry Liao]

Let me try. Theory-wise my English should have been upgraded into another lever after learning this, but fact-wise I'm still in the same place.

No bad. I'm feeling good.

Honestly, I have no idea if your English has been upgraded to another level, buddy.

Creativeness-wise and freshness-wise, I think your writing is quite good, but spelling-wise..... maybe I've got it wrong, do you use "lever" as a lever to show a good sense of humor?