When someone has nous, they have a good mind for real-life problems: they can see what will work and what will not. It is not the same as book learning.

When someone has nous當一個人有 nous 的時候, they他 have a good mind for real-life problems對現實生活的問題很有頭腦: they他 can see what will work and what will not看得出什麼行得通、什麼行不通。It它 is not the same as跟...不一樣 book learning書本上的學問。

A person can know many facts and still have little nous; another person may not have studied much, but they make wise, practical choices. People use this word mainly in British English.

A person一個人 can know many facts可以知道很多知識 and還是 still have little nous卻沒什麼 nous; another person另一個人 may not have studied much可能沒讀過什麼書, but但是 they make wise, practical choices卻能做出明智、務實的選擇。People人們 use this word用這個詞 mainly in British English主要是在英式英文裡。

It sounds a little clever and a little old-fashioned — the kind of word a teacher or a newspaper might use: “She had the nous to leave before the trouble started.” In philosophy, the same spelling points back to an old Greek idea of “mind”, but everyday English almost always means practical good sense. Though actually, even there it is a bit fancy; many people would just say “common sense” or “good judgment”.

It它 sounds聽起來 a little clever and a little old-fashioned有點聰明、有點過時 — the kind of word a teacher or a newspaper might use是老師或報紙可能會用的那種詞: "She had the nous to leave before the trouble started."「她有足夠的判斷力，在麻煩開始前就先離開了。」In philosophy在哲學裡, the same spelling同樣的拼法 points back to指的是 an old Greek idea of "mind"古希臘「心智」的概念, but不過 everyday English日常英文裡 almost always means幾乎都是指 practical good sense務實的判斷力。Though actually不過其實, even there就算在那裡（日常用法裡） it is a bit fancy也算有點文雅; many people很多人 would just say就只會說 "common sense" or "good judgment"「common sense（常識）」或「good judgment（好的判斷力）」。

British speakers usually say it to rhyme with “house”; the Greek-philosophy reading “noose” is a different habit.

British speakers英式說法的人 usually say it通常唸法 to rhyme with "house"跟「house」押韻; the Greek-philosophy reading希臘哲學的唸法 "noose"「noose」 is a different habit是不同的習慣。