solomon
solomon — 名詞
1. a person who is exceptionally wise and able to give fair, sensible advice or mak
智者
形容極有智慧、見解公正的人
a person who is exceptionally wise and able to give fair, sensible advice or make difficult decisions fairly — the name comes from the biblical king Solomon, famous for his wisdom.
The older villagers treated Hiroko as a solomon whenever a land dispute arose.
每逢土地爭議，村裡的長輩都把 Hiroko 當作智者請教。
a solomon — used like a common noun for a wise advisor
In traditional medicine, Dr. Okafor was a solomon whose judgment no one questioned.
在傳統醫學領域，Okafor 醫師被視為智者，沒有人質疑他的判斷。
regarded as a solomon — passive construction
Asked about the job offer, she spoke like a solomon listing every risk and reward.
被問到那份工作機會時，她說起話來像個智者，條列出每個風險和回報。
People called the librarian a solomon of children's books — she always knew the right one.
大家都說那位圖書館員是兒童書籍的智者——她總知道哪本才是對的。
- sage
more general, can describe any wise person; solomon carries the biblical allusion
- oracle
suggests prophetic or mysterious insight; solomon implies practical, fair judgment
- wise person
neutral and everyday; lacks the literary weight of solomon
- fool
someone who lacks good judgment entirely
文法句型
a solomon
a solomon of [domain]
a solomon in [field]
用法筆記
Almost always used as a simile or metaphor — 'a solomon', 'like a solomon', 'regarded as a solomon'. The word is not used in everyday conversation; it appears in literary, rhetorical, or admiring contexts. Writers sometimes capitalise it ('a Solomon'), but the lowercase form is established in dictionaries.