2N-COUNT 天才人物 A genius is a highly talented, creative, or intelligent person. 天才人物
Chaplin was not just a genius, he was among the most influential figures in film history.
卓别林不仅仅是天才,也是电影史上最有影响力的人物之一。
Quotations
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspirationThomas Alva EdisonLife
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against himJonathan SwiftThoughts on Various Subjects
The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular directionSamuel JohnsonLives of the English Poets
Genius is ... the child of imitationJoshua ReynoldsDiscourses on Art
If I have seen further [than other men] it is by standing upon the shoulders of giantsIsaac Newtonletter to Robert Hooke
Genius must be born, and never can be taughtJohn DrydenTo Mr. Congreve
In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughtsRalph Waldo EmersonSelf-Reliance
I have nothing to declare but my geniusOscar Wilde
Every man of genius is considerably helped by being deadRobert Lynd
Genius does what it must, And Talent does what it canOwen MeredithLast Words of a Sensitive Second-rate Poet
It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothingGertrude SteinEverybody's Autobiography
Genius is only a greater aptitude for patienceComte de Buffon
1very great and unusual ability天分ADJECTIVE | ... OF GENIUS | VERB + GENIUS | GENIUS + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great, pure, real, sheer, true了不起的天才;純粹的天資;真正的天賦▸➤natural天賦➤wayward (especially BrE) 怪異的天賦... OF GENIUS➤flash, spark, stroke, touch一瞬間的靈感;靈感的火花;靈感的閃現;靈機一動◇In a flash of pure genius, she realized the answer to the problem.靈感一閃間,她知道了問題的答案。◇It was a stroke of genius on my part to avoid such awkward questions.我靈機一動迴避了這些尷尬的問題。VERB + GENIUS➤have具有天分◇She has a genius for sorting things out.她非常擅長處理問題。➤show表現出天分◇a work which shows real genius一件展示真正天才的作品GENIUS + VERB➤lie in sth天才在於⋯◇His genius lies in his ability to convey pure terror in his work.他的天才在於他能夠在作品中傳達真正的恐怖。PREPOSITION➤of genius天賦高的◇a writer of genius天才的作家➤genius for⋯的才能◇his genius for pinpointing the absurd他能準確指出荒謬之處的天賦genius
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2person with great and unusual ability有天分的人ADJECTIVE➤great偉大的天才➤natural天才▸➤eccentric, mad怪才;瘋癲的天才➤creative有創造力的天才➤boy天才男孩➤evil邪惡的天才▸➤artistic, comedic, comedy, comic, computer, literary, math, mathematical, maths, military, musical, scientific, etc.藝術天才、喜劇天才、計算機天才、文學天才、數學天才、軍事天才、音樂天才、科學天才等
genius noun ⇨genius (a musical genius)⇨intelligence (a man of genius)genius
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genius ♦︎ prodigy ♦︎ mastermind ♦︎ brainThese are all words for a person who is very intelligent or one who is very skilled at music, art, science, etc.这些词均表示天才、奇才。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the genius / mastermind / brains behind sth◆a great genius / brain◆a true genius / prodigy◆an evil genius / mastermind◆a child genius / prodigy◆a musical genius / prodigy / mastermind◆a scientific genius / brain■genius ˈdʒiːniəs [countable] a person who is unusually intelligent or artistic or has a particularly high level of skill, especially in one area天才人物;(某领域的)天才◆He was undoubtedly the greatest comic genius of his age.他无疑是当时最伟大的喜剧天才。◆She's a genius at getting things organized.她做事有条有理,真是个天才。◆You don't have to be a genius to see that this plan is not going to work.傻子都能看出这个计划行不通。ⓘ Genius is sometimes used informally when sb has just had a very good idea or done sth particularly well. * genius有时用于非正式地形容某人想到一个好主意或某事做得特别好◆You're an absolute genius!你真是个天才!■prodigyˈprɒdədʒi; NAmEˈprɑːdʒi [countable] a young person who is unusually intelligent or skilful for their age(年轻的)天才,奇才;神童◆The 12-year-old prodigy will play America's reigning chess champion next week.那个12岁的神童将在下周迎战美国国际象棋冠军。■mastermindˈmɑːstəmaɪnd; NAmEˈmæstərmaɪnd [countable] an intelligent person who plans and directs a complicated project or activity, often a criminal one(极具才智的)决策者;(犯罪活动的)主谋,策划者◆There's a criminal mastermind behind all this.所有这一切背后有一个主谋。■brain [countable, usually plural] a very intelligent person极聪明的人;有智慧的人◆We have the best scientific brains in the country working on this.我们有国家最优秀的科技人才为此出力。ⓘ The brains [singular] is the most intelligent person in a particular group or the person who is responsible for thinking of and organizing sth. * the brains指群体中最聪明的人或策划组织者◆She's always been the brains of the family.她一直是家里最聪明的人。◆The band's drummer is the brains behind their latest venture.乐队的鼓手是他们最近一次活动的策划人。