<p>It looks like some of this comes from an August 2014 news story that Xinhua ran about big data, but I believe that there is probably an English original somewhere behind this. Perhaps 人的智慧 was an (odd) attempt to translate "human intelligence" (as opposed to artificial inteligence). </p>

<p>最卓越 is also odd, the August 2014 Xinhua story had a very similar sentence that used 最优 "optimal".</p>

<p>“科盲”们 is even odder, an attempt to translate "science illiterates." The Xinhua story used 技术盲, not quite as odd, since it doesn't try to make it plural. A lot of very perplexing Chinese originates from bad translations of English. Perhaps others will feel that none of this is very odd, though. This is how languages change.</p>

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It makes no sense to me. Why suddenly say "This is human wisdom/intelligence."? I therefore think that the meaning must be something else. But what?
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<p>“每个人乘飞机时，都是自己选择航线，【这是人的智慧】，……”</p>

<p>firstly, 这 is a pronoun, means <strong>this</strong>, is referring to "每个人乘飞机时，都是自己选择航线". It can be interpreted as <em>the behavior/performance/handling</em> that everyone chooses one's own airline when one travels by air.</p>

<p>secondly, "这是人的智慧" means <strong>this is human wisdom or intelligence</strong> via user6065 &amp; wpt.</p>

<p>thirdly, </p>

<p>"everyone chooses one's own airline when one travels by air" → this → 这</p>

<p>is → 是</p>

<p>human wisdom or intelligence → 人的智慧</p>

<p>therefore, this part of sentence means that "everyone chooses one's own airline when one travels by air" is/reflects human wisdom or intelligence.</p>

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A click with a mouse does not require great intelligence, nor does it symbolize intellectual prowess. 这是人的智慧 is totally out of context, a mistranslation of something English I presume.
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Maybe the writer intends to compare individual's decision with the solution that based on a large number of people's decisions. But I agree with you, it doesn't seems quite proper. It is okay to overlook it.
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<p>This text is about 'big data'. </p>

<p>Why did they write "这是人的智慧"? What does that mean here? How does it fit into this context?</p>

<p>It seems to mean something like 'this is common knowledge' or 'everyone knows that'. What does it really mean here?</p>

<p>什么是大数据？枯燥的名词解释会让“科盲”们更加摸不着头脑，有学者以通俗的例子这样告诉我们，“每个人乘飞机时，都是自己选择航线，这是人的智慧，当人们的选择结果反映到具体的航程中来，就会有大量的数据被记录下来。我们根据这些原始的、堆积如山的记录梳理出的航程设计方案，将是最卓越的。这就是大数据的方法。“</p>

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see sample sentences at jukuu：人的智慧 human intelligence，person's wisdom，seems to refer to wisdom of the person choosing the airline
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Why did they write "这是人的智慧" here?
# Why did they write "这是人的智慧" here?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-30)

This text is about 'big data'.

Why did they write "这是人的智慧"? What does that mean here? How does it fit into this context?

It seems to mean something like 'this is common knowledge' or 'everyone knows that'. What does it really mean here?

什么是大数据？枯燥的名词解释会让“科盲”们更加摸不着头脑，有学者以通俗的例子这样告诉我们，“每个人乘飞机时，都是自己选择航线，这是人的智慧，当人们的选择结果反映到具体的航程中来，就会有大量的数据被记录下来。我们根据这些原始的、堆积如山的记录梳理出的航程设计方案，将是最卓越的。这就是大数据的方法。“

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: see sample sentences at jukuu：人的智慧 human intelligence，person's wisdom，seems to refer to wisdom of the person choosing the airline  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-04-30. Score: 1

It looks like some of this comes from an August 2014 news story that Xinhua ran about big data, but I believe that there is probably an English original somewhere behind this. Perhaps 人的智慧 was an (odd) attempt to translate "human intelligence" (as opposed to artificial inteligence).

最卓越 is also odd, the August 2014 Xinhua story had a very similar sentence that used 最优 "optimal".

“科盲”们 is even odder, an attempt to translate "science illiterates." The Xinhua story used 技术盲, not quite as odd, since it doesn't try to make it plural. A lot of very perplexing Chinese originates from bad translations of English. Perhaps others will feel that none of this is very odd, though. This is how languages change.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: It makes no sense to me. Why suddenly say "This is human wisdom/intelligence."? I therefore think that the meaning must be something else. But what?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-05-01. Score: 1

“每个人乘飞机时，都是自己选择航线，【这是人的智慧】，……”

firstly, 这 is a pronoun, means **this**, is referring to "每个人乘飞机时，都是自己选择航线". It can be interpreted as *the behavior/performance/handling* that everyone chooses one's own airline when one travels by air.

secondly, "这是人的智慧" means **this is human wisdom or intelligence** via username_1 & wpt.

thirdly,

"everyone chooses one's own airline when one travels by air" → this → 这

is → 是

human wisdom or intelligence → 人的智慧

therefore, this part of sentence means that "everyone chooses one's own airline when one travels by air" is/reflects human wisdom or intelligence.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: A click with a mouse does not require great intelligence, nor does it symbolize intellectual prowess. 这是人的智慧 is totally out of context, a mistranslation of something English I presume.  
> **username_3**: Maybe the writer intends to compare individual's decision with the solution that based on a large number of people's decisions. But I agree with you, it doesn't seems quite proper. It is okay to overlook it.  

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