| tact | n kebijaksanaan: with great ~ she asked the old man to leave, dgn penuh kebijaksanaan, dia meminta lelaki tua itu pergi; he handled that sensitive issue with great ~, dia mengendalikan isu sensitif itu dgn penuh kebijaksanaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| advisability | n kebijaksanaan: to question the ~ of the action taken, mempersoalkan kebijaksanaan tindakan yg diambil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| discretion | n 1. liberty to make decisions, budi bicara, kebijaksanaan: the approval of the plan is subject to the director’s ~, pelulusan rancangan itu tertakluk kpd budi bicara pengarah; at the ~ of so., at so’s ~ /atas, mengikut/ /budi bicara, kebijaksanaan/ sso; use o’s ~, menggunakan /budi bicara, kebijaksanaan/ sso; 2. prudence, circumspection, berhati-hati; (of person) kebijaksanaan: ~ is the better part of valour, berhati-hati lebih baik drpd bertindak berani; /age, years/ of ~, usia dewasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sagacity | n (fml or liter.), (of person) kebijaksanaan: a politician who showed ~ in his handling of a delicate situation, seorang ahli politik yg menunjukkan kebijaksanaan dlm mengendalikan situasi yg rumit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wisdom | n 1. knowledge gained through experience, quality of being wise, kebijaksanaan, kearifan: I respect his authority and ~, saya menghormati kewibawaan dan kebijaksanaannya; the ~ and experience of our elders, kebijaksanaan dan pengalaman orang-orang tua kita; 2. sensibility or advisibility (of an action, decision, etc) kewajaran: I question the ~ of sending the child away with strangers, saya mempersoalkan kewajaran membenarkan budak itu pergi dgn orang yg tdk dikenali; 3. generally accepted opinion, pandangan, pendapat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perspicacity | n ( fml ) kebijaksanaan: his ~ was of great value in dealing with these problems, kebijaksanaannya tdk ternilai dlm menyelesaikan masalah-masalah ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fount1 | n; the ~ of (all) /knowledge, wisdom/, sumber (segala) /pengetahuan, kebijaksanaan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diplomacy | n 1. act, practice of conducting relations between nations, diplomasi: the agreement was the result of professional ~, perjanjian itu ialah hasil diplomasi profesional; 2. tact, diplomasi, kebijaksanaan: she showed no ~ in her handling of the problem, dia tdk menunjukkan diplomasi dlm mengendalikan masalah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| doubtful | adj 1. feeling doubt, having misgivings, (berasa) ragu-ragu: I’m still ~ about the result, saya masih ragu-ragu ttg keputusan itu; the management was ~ of the wisdom of her actions, pihak pengurusan berasa ragu-ragu ttg kebijaksanaan tindakannya; you look ~, kamu kelihatan ragu-ragu; 2. causing doubt, meragukan, menyangsikan, menimbulkan /keraguan, kesangsian/: his account of the incident is rather ~, ceritanya ttg kejadian itu meragukan; a ~ reply, jawapan yg meragukan; 3. debatable, diragui: it’s ~ whether we can meet the deadline, adalah diragui sama ada kita dapat menepati tarikh akhir; 4. unsettled, belum tentu (lagi): the future seems ~, masa depan belum tentu lagi; 5. questionable, causing suspicion, mencurigakan: his travel documents looked ~, so we had them checked out, dokumen perjalanannya mencurigakan, jadi kami memeriksanya; a ~ character, orang yg mencurigakan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exercise | vt 1. make use of, a. (power, influence, right, judgement discretion, etc) menggunakan: everyone should ~ his right to vote, semua orang mesti menggunakan haknya utk mengundi; it is necessary to ~ the utmost discretion when making these inquiries, adalah perlu menggunakan kebijaksanaan yg sepenuhnya apabila membuat pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu; b. (leniency, caution, patience, tolerance) bersikap [adj], ber- [adj]: you will have to ~ patience with him, kamu mesti bersikap sabar dengannya; this is a very sensitive issue and one must ~ great caution in dealing with it, ini ialah isu yg sensitif dan kita mesti berhati-hati dlm menanganinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |