1ADJ-GRADED 聪颖的;有才智的;有灵性的 A person or animal that is intelligent has the ability to think, understand, and learn things quickly and well. 聪颖的;有才智的;有灵性的
Susan's a very bright and intelligent woman who knows her own mind.
苏珊是个非常聪明、有主见的女子。
...lively and intelligent conversation.
生动有趣、聪明睿智的谈话
He ventured the opinion that 'whales are as intelligent as human beings'.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look, seem, sound聰明;看起來聰明;似乎聰明;聽起來聰明ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常聰明▸➤highly, incredibly, most絕頂聰明;悟性極高◇a highly intelligent woman一名高智商女性➤reasonably還算聰明◇He should be able to solve the problem. He's reasonably intelligent.他還算是比較聰明,應該能解決這個問題。➤obviously顯然聰明▸➤seemingly貌似聰明▸➤otherwise平時挺聰明◇Why do otherwise intelligent people take this event so seriously?這些平時挺聰明的人為什麼會對這件事如此認真呢?
intelligent ♦︎ smart ♦︎ clever ♦︎ brilliant ♦︎ brightThese words all describe people who are good at learning, understanding and thinking about things, and the actions that show this ability.这些词均表示人或行动聪明的、机智的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆clever / brilliant at sth◆an intelligent / a smart / a clever / a brilliant / a bright child / boy / girl / man / woman◆an intelligent / a smart / a clever / a brilliant thing to do / move◆really / quite intelligent / smart / clever / brilliant / bright◆pretty / very / extremely / incredibly intelligent / smart / clever / bright■intelligentgood at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability有才智的;悟性强的;聪明的◆He's a highly intelligent man.他是个非常聪明的人。◆She asked a lot of intelligent questions.她问了许多机智的问题。OPPstupid ⇨ stupid■smart (especially NAmE) quick at learning and understanding things; showing the ability to make good business or personal decisions聪明的;机敏的;精明的◆She's smarter than her brother.她比她哥哥聪明。◆If you're smart, you'll take my advice.你要是聪明的话,就听我的劝告。◆That was a smart career move.那是事业发展上明智的举措。◆OK, I admit it was not the smartest thing I ever did(= it was a stupid thing to do).好吧,我承认那件事我办得不太漂亮。OPPdumb,stupid ⇨ stupid■clever (especially BrE, sometimesdisapproving) quick at learning and understanding things; showing this ability聪明的;聪颖的◆Clever girl!多么聪明的女孩!◆How clever of you to work it out!你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了!◆He's too clever by half, if you ask me.恕我直言,他未免聪明过头了。◆This book is clever, without being merely clever.这本书很讨巧,却又不只是讨巧而已。◆That wasn't a very clever thing to do(= that was a rather stupid thing to do).那件事做得有点蠢。ⓘ People use clever in the phrase ◆Clever boy / girl!to tell a young child that they have learnt or done sth well. When used to or about an adult clever can be disapproving (if sb/sth is too clever or merely clever), ironic(= meaning that you think sb/sth is not clever at all)or patronizing(= showing, in a way that can be insulting, that you find sb's cleverness surprising) * clever用于Clever boy/girl!(多么聪明的男孩/女孩!)表示孩子学东西悟性强、做事聪明伶俐。clever用于成年人可能含贬义,比如,too clever或merely clever表示某人“聪明过头”或“只是小聪明而已”,或表示某事物“太过讨巧”或“只是讨巧而已”;也可能语带讥讽,表示某人根本不聪明或某事办得根本不漂亮;或表示自认为高人一等,讶异某人居然能如此聪明,有侮辱人的意味。OPPstupid ⇨ stupid■brilliantvery intelligent or skilful聪颖的;技艺高超的◆He's a brilliant young scientist.他是个才华横溢的青年科学家。◆She has one of the most brilliant minds in the country.她是全国最有才气的人之一。◆This is a brilliant and fascinating piece of writing.这部作品才气横溢、令人着迷。■brightintelligent; quick to learn聪明的;悟性强的◆She's probably the brightest student in the class.她大概是班里最聪明的学生。◆ (BrE, informal, ironic) Some bright spark(= stupid person) left the tap running all night.不知是哪个聪明人让自来水流了一夜。OPPdumb ⇨ stupid see also bright ⇨ cheerful