INTELLIGENT1 good at learning, thinking, and understanding ideas2 extremely intelligent3 quick to understand or make decisions4 intelligent and well-educated5 someone who is clever at dealing with people or situations6 clever in a dishonest or secret way7 an annoying person who thinks they are clever8 a clever plan, idea, or way of doing something9 serious books, ideas etc that are intended for intelligent people10 the ability to learn wellRELATED WORDSoppositeSTUPID/SILLYsee alsoIDEALEARNSTUDYKNOW/NOT KNOWSENSIBLELOGICALINVENT1 good at learning, thinking, and understanding ideas 善于学习、思考和理解概念intelligent /ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt, ɪnˈtelədʒənt/ [adjective]having a high level of natural mental ability, so that you are good at thinking, learning, and understanding ideas 聪明的，有智慧的 Mark was an intelligent, ambitious young man, with a great future in front of him. 马克是个既聪明又有抱负的青年，前程远大。 Some scientists claim that dolphins are more intelligent than humans. 有些科学家说海豚比人更聪明。highly intelligent ‘We're looking for highly intelligent young people, with a genuine interest in their subject,’ a university spokesman said. “我们要寻找具有高度智慧又对自己的学科真正感兴趣的年轻人。”一位大学发言人说。cleverespecially British/smartespecially American /ˈklevəʳ, smɑːʳt/ [adjective]good at learning and understanding things quickly, and at thinking how to solve problems 聪明的 He's a smart kid who works hard and is focused on what he wants to do. 他是个聪明的孩子，凡事肯努力，对感兴趣的事专心致志。 My sister was always much cleverer than me at school. 我姐姐在学业上总是比我聪明得多。it is clever/smart of somebody That was very clever of you, How did you do that? 你真聪明。你是怎么办到的？it is clever/smart of somebody to do something Dick's had a bad injury, and it's probably smart of him not to play sports for a while. 迪克受了重伤，一段时间里不参加体育活动对他也许是个明智的做法。bright /braɪt/ [adjective]intelligent and likely to be successful - use this especially about children and young people 〔尤指小孩和青少年〕聪明的，伶俐的 Even as a small child, it was obvious that Bobby was very bright. 即使很小，但已清楚看得出博比是非常聪明的了。 When I first met her she was a bright young lawyer fresh out of law school. 我第一次遇见她时，她还是个聪颖而年轻的律师，刚从法学院毕业。best and brightest Companies want to prevent their best and brightest employees from being headhunted by rival organizations. 各家公司都希望防止自己最优秀最聪明的雇员被竞争对手挖走。have a good mind /hæv ə ˌgʊd ˈmaɪnd/ [verb phrase]to be intelligent and able to think about things clearly, understand things quickly, and solve problems well 具有聪明的头脑 Sean's teachers told him that he had a good mind and the ability to be an excellent student. 肖恩的老师都对他说他头脑聪明能力过人，可以成为一名出色的学生。have a high IQ /hæv ə ˌhaɪ aɪ ˈkjuː/ [verb phrase]to be intelligent according to what you score on a special test 具有高智商 Both the twins have a high IQ of around 150. 这对双胞胎都有150左右的高智商。 MENSA is an organization for people with high IQs. 门萨是一个为高智商的人创办的组织。gifted /ˈgɪftɪd, ˈgɪftəd/ [adjective usually before noun]a child who isgifted is much more intelligent and quicker at learning than most other children 〔孩子〕有天赋的 In the past, gifted children have not always been given appropriate educational support. 在以前，有天赋的儿童并不是总能得到适当的教育帮助。 Bloomsbury House is a special school for girls and boys who are exceptionally gifted. 布卢姆斯伯里学院是为具有特殊才华的男女学生开办的一所专门学校。brainy /ˈbreɪni/ [adjective]informalvery intelligent and especially good at studying 【非正式】〔尤在学习上〕非常聪明的；一学就会的 At school Karen was always one of the brainy ones. 在校时卡伦一向是个聪明的学生。 Why don't you ask Tom to help you with your homework -- he's incredibly brainy. 你为何不去叫汤姆帮帮你做家庭作业呢一他非常聪明。2 extremely intelligent 特别聪明的brilliant /ˈbrɪljənt/ [adjective]abrilliant scientist, student, lawyer etc is one who is extremely intelligent and extremely successful at what they do 〔科学家、学生、律师等〕杰出的；才华横溢的；极聪颖的 The brilliant physicist Paul Dirac first put forward this theory back in 1990. 杰出的物理学家保罗·迪拉克在1930年首次提出了这一理论。 a brilliant historian 一位才华横溢的历史学家genius /ˈdʒiːniəs/ [countable noun]someone with a very high level of intelligence, which only a few people have, especially someone who has original and important ideas 天才 Perot was a wonderful businessman and a genius in his own way. 佩罗是位杰出的商人，并且是个自行其是的天才。mathematical/musical/artistic etc genius Einstein was probably the greatest mathematical genius of all time. 爱因斯坦可能是有史以来最伟大的数学天才。3 quick to understand or make decisions 理解事物或作出决定时思想敏捷的quick /kwɪk/ [adjective not usually before noun]intelligent and able to understand things quickly 聪明的，反应快的 Some children in the class are quicker than others. 班上的一些孩子比另外一些反应快。 She's very quick and able -- seems to pick things up in no time. 她很聪敏—东西一学就会。quick at (doing) something Craig was always quick at maths, but he had trouble with reading and writing. 克雷格学数学反应总是很快，但他在阅读和写作上却有困难。sharp /ʃɑːʳp/ [adjective]someone who issharp understands things very quickly, especially so that it is difficult to deceive or confuse them 机智的；敏锐的 There's no point lying to her - she's much too sharp. 跟她撒谎没有用，她太灵敏了。razor sharpextremely sharp 极其敏锐 Those lawyers are razor sharp, and you've got to be careful about every single word you say. 那些律师极其敏锐，你每讲一个词都必须很小心。quick-witted /ˌkwɪk ˈwɪtd◂/ [adjective]able to understand things quickly and to answer people in an intelligent way 聪明的，机敏的 John was always so quick-witted that I used to think he would have made a good secret agent. 约翰总是这么机敏，我以前一直想他会成为一名优秀的特工。 Throughout a lifetime of public service, he proved himself a quick-witted negotiator. 他在一生的公职生涯中证明了自己是一个机智的谈判者。wise /waɪz/ [adjective]a wise person makes good decisions and gives good advice, because they have a lot of experience of life - use this especially about older people 有智慧的，睿智的〔尤指年纪较大的人〕 She was a wise old woman, and we all valued her advice. 她是位睿智的老妇人，我们都很看重她的忠告。 Burton didn't like what he was hearing, but he was wise enough to keep his thoughts to himself. 伯顿对听到的事不以为然，但他很聪明，没把自己的感想说出口。wisely [adverb] The Queen ruled her people wisely for more than 60 years. 这位女王英明地统治了自己的臣民六十多年。be quick on the uptake /biː ˌkwɪk ɒn ði ˈʌpteɪk/ [verb phrase]spoken informalsomeone whois quick on the uptake learns new things and understands a situation very quickly 【口，非正式】理解力强；学习新事物快 You're very quick on the uptake! How did you guess? 你真聪明！你是怎么猜出来的? We're looking for new staff - people who are neat, enthusiastic and quick on the uptake. 我们在找新员工——要处事条理井然、热情、理解力强。4 intelligent and well-educated 聪明并受过良好教育的educated /ˈedjɑkeɪtɪd, ˈedjɑkeɪtədǁˈedʒə-/ [adjective]someone who iseducated is intelligent and knows a lot because they have had a good education, have read a lot etc 受过良好教育的 You're smart, you're educated, you shouldn't have any trouble finding a job. 你聪明，受过良好教育，找个工作应该不会有问题。 In general, children of educated parents tend to get better grades. 大体来讲，父母受过良好教育的儿童成绩更好些。well educated The boy came from a good home, was well educated and had every advantage. 这男孩出身良好家庭，受过良好的教育，拥有各方面的优势。highly educated Nadia is a highly-educated, very motivated individual who will go far. 娜迪娅是个受过高等教育、进取心很强的人，会取得很大成就。intellectual /ˌɪntɪˈlektʃuəl◂, ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl◂/ [countable noun]an intelligent, well-educated person who spends a lot of their time thinking about, writing about, and discussing ideas, literature etc 知识分子，脑力劳动者 It's an organization of writers, artists and intellectuals, who come together to discuss their ideas. 这是一个作家、艺术家和其他知识分子的组织，这些人汇聚一起交流思想。 The restaurant was once the meeting place for leading French left-wing intellectuals such as Sartre and de Beauvoir. 这家餐馆一度是萨特和德·波伏瓦等法国主要的左翼知识分子的聚会场所。learned /ˈlɜːʳnɪd, ˈlɜːʳnəd/ [adjective]formalalearned person has read many books and knows a lot about many things, and is greatly respected because of their knowledge 【正式】博学的；有学识的 The old professor was obviously a very learned man. 老教授显然是个学识渊博的人。 It's true that art critics aren't as learned as art-historians in these matters. 艺术评论家在这些方面确实不如艺术史学家来得知识渊博。academic /ˌækəˈdemɪk◂/ [adjective]someone who isacademic is very good at studying and does well at school, university etc 学习成绩好的 I wasn't very academic, and l left school at sixteen. 我成绩不太好，16岁就辍学了。 If you're academic, you can take some of your exams a year or two early. 如果你学业出众就可以提前一两年参加某几项考试。 Teachers must provide challenging activities for their more academic pupils. 老师们必须为学业成绩较好的学生提供具有挑战性的活动。brains /breɪnz/ [plural noun]the most intelligent person or people in a country, organization etc 〔国家或组织中的〕智囊；人才the brains You'd better ask Toby. He's the brains around here. 你最好去问托比，他是这里的智囊人物。best brains Many of Britain's best brains have left the country to go and work in America. 英国许多最出色的人才已离开了自己的国家，到美国工作去了。intelligentsia /ɪnˌtelɪˈdʒentsiə, ɪnˌteləˈdʒentsiə/ [singular noun]formalthe most intelligent and highly educated people in a society such as the writers, thinkers, and artists 【正式】知识阶层，知识界 The demonstrators belong to the middle classes and the intelligentsia, which have suffered most as a result of the government's economic policies. 这些示威者属于中产阶级和知识界，他们在政府的经济政策下受到了最大的伤害。5 someone who is clever at dealing with people or situations 善于待人处事的人cleverespecially British/smartespecially American /ˈklevəʳ, smɑːʳt/ [adjective]intelligent in a practical way, and able to use your intelligence to get advantages for yourself 聪明的，精明能干的 Ben Gurion was a cool, calculating and clever politician. 本·古里安是个冷静、工于心计、非常机灵的政治家。！ They won the case by being clever and hiring influential lawyers to help them. 他们凭着精明，加上聘请了有影响力的律师的帮助才赢了这场官司。 She was smart and knew how to get men to give her whatever she wanted. 她为人精明，知道如何使男人把她想要的东西给她。clever at doing something Doug's always been clever at finding the best deals available. 道格总是精于寻找最有利可图的交易。cleverly [adverb] Mum cleverly pretended that she hadn't heard what he'd said. 妈妈很聪明地装作没有听到他讲的话。shrewd /ʃruːd/ [adjective]ashrewd person is good at deciding what people, situations etc are really like, so that it is difficult to deceive them - use this especially about people who are successful in business 精明的，善于判断的〔尤用于商业成功人士〕 As a manager, Watson is both shrewd and tough. 作为一名经理，沃森既精明又强硬。 Are you a shrewd businessman, quick to see an opportunity or a bargain? 你算不算是一个能迅速抓住机会或合算的交易的精明商人？ Sachs was a shrewd judge of character, and chose his staff well. 萨克斯善于洞察人心，把自己的工作班子选得很得力。shrewdly [adverb] They shrewdly invested in copper just as the price started to rise. 就在铜价开始上涨时，他们精明地把钱投资到铜上。astute /əˈstjuːtǁəˈstuːt/ [adjective]someone who isastute easily understands why people behave in a particular way, why a situation is happening etc, without anyone having to tell them 敏锐的；精明的 Morgan was surprised at how astute she was. ‘How did you know that?’ he asked. 摩根对她如此精明感到吃惊。“你是怎么知道的？”他问。 The scale of the riots seemed to surprise even the most astute commentators. 暴乱的规模似乎使最精明的时事评论员也感到惊讶。financially/politically etc astute The President's wife is often politically astute, ambitious and very influential in White House policy decisions. 这位总统夫人的政治触觉常很敏锐，雄心勃勃，在白宫的决策上有很大影响力。astutely [adverb] As one observer astutely pointed out, ‘A week is a long time in politics.’ 正如一位观察家很敏锐地指出来的那样：“在政治上来说，一个星期就是很长一段时间了。”canny /ˈkæni/ [adjective]someone who iscanny is very clever, especially in business, so that it is difficult to deceive them and they are able to take advantage of other people 精明的〔尤指在商业上〕 Pete Chambers is a canny fellow. Not one to miss an opportunity. 皮特·钱伯斯是个精明的家伙，不是会错过机会的那种人。 She's far too canny to keep her money in this country. She's got it safely hidden away in Switzerland, I expect. 她很精明，才不会把钱存在这个国家呢。我估计她把钱安全地存放在瑞士了。resourceful /rɪˈzɔːʳsfəl, -ˈsɔːʳs-/ [adjective]clever at finding ways to deal with problems or difficult situations, using whatever material, information etc that is available to you 足智多谋的；灵活变通的 We can influence our children's development by encouraging them to be resourceful when they play. 鼓励儿童在游戏时灵活开动脑筋，我们就能影响他们的发展。 Keen competition in the arts, crafts and trade made the Greeks an inventive and resourceful people. 在艺术、手工艺和贸易中的剧烈竞争使古希腊人富于创造性，善于变通。streetwise /ˈstriːtwaɪz/ [adjective]someone who isstreetwise has a lot of experience of life in big cities, so they know what to do in difficult or dangerous situations 机警世故的〔指熟悉大城市生活，知道如何应对困难或危险〕 He seemed very streetwise for a kid who had just left school. 对一个刚离开学校的孩子来说，他似乎很机警老练。 Zachar is a streetwise guy from New York, a gambler who grew up playing the horses at Belmont Park. 佐恰尔是个从纽约来的机警的家伙，是个在贝尔蒙特赛马场里赌马长大的赌徒。be nobody's fool /biː ˌnəʊbədiz ˈfuːl/ [verb phrase]informalto be very difficult to trick or deceive because you have a lot of experience or knowledge of people 【非正式】绝非傻瓜；不会受骗 Katherine could look after herself and she was nobody's fool when it came to money. 凯瑟琳能够自己照顾好自己，她在钱的问题上可不会上当受骗。6 clever in a dishonest or secret way 阴险或狡猾的cunning /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ [adjective]acunning person gets what they want by thinking carefully about it, making secret plans, and deceiving people 狡猾的，狡诈的 Hawkeye was very cunning - he always waited until his enemy was alone and unarmed before making his attack. “鹰眼”非常狡猾，他总是等到敌人单独一人且没有武器时才发起攻击。 She's a cunning little devil! She left for school as usual, and then went into town instead with her friends. 她是个狡诈的小鬼！她又像平时一样去上学，然后却和一帮朋友去镇上。cunningly [adverb] A video camera had been cunningly hidden behind the mirror. 镜子后面巧妙地藏着一台摄像机。sly /slaɪ/ [adjective]asly person secretly deceives people and is always thinking of ways to get advantages for themselves 狡猾的；狡诈的 Eliot looked sly and deceitful, as though he wasn't telling us the whole truth. 埃利奥特一脸的狡诈骗人相，好像没把所有实情都告诉我们。 He's a sly old devil isn't he! Nobody knew he had as much money as that! 他是个狡猾的老东西，对不对！谁都不知道他竟然有这么多钱！on the slysecretly and in a way that deceives people 暗中 My parents didn't approve, but we continued to meet on the sly. 我父母不赞成，但我们继续暗中约会。slyly [adverb] Tom grinned slyly at Fiona, but deliberately said nothing. 汤姆朝菲奥娜狡黠地一笑，但故意什么也不说。crafty /ˈkrɑːftiǁˈkræf-/ [adjective]acrafty person is good at getting what they want by planning carefully and secretly deceiving people, often in a way that other people admire 狡黠的；工于心计的；机敏的 Jerry was crafty -- he got into the match free by crawling under the fence. 杰里很狡猾一他从栅栏下爬了进去，不费一分钱就看了比赛。 Crafty cyber-thieves have found that they can steal a lot of money in electronic bank thefts with very little risk. 狡猾的网络窃贼发现可以从电子银行中窃取大笔钱款，风险却很小。craftily [adverb] ‘Let's not tell him he's already paid us once,’ she said craftily. “我们别告诉他他已付过一次钱了，”她狡黠地说。wily /ˈwaɪli/ [adjective usually before noun]awily person has had a lot of experience of getting what they want by tricking people, so that it is very difficult to trick them 狡猾的；诡计多端的 Breen had a reputation for being a tough and wily negotiator. 布林是个出了名的难缠而狡猾的谈判对手。 The Fawcett brothers were too wily to be caught, and the local residents could get no help from the law. 福西特兄弟非常狡猾无法抓捕，当地居民得不到警察的帮助。7 an annoying person who thinks they are clever 自以为聪明的讨人厌的家伙know-it-allalsoknow-allBritish /ˈnəʊ ɪt ɔːl, ˈnəʊ ɔːl/ [countable noun]spokensomeone who annoys you because they always think they know the correct answers, know a lot about something etc 【口】自以为无所不知的人 OK, if you're such a know-it-all, you try and do it, then. 好吧，既然你无所不知，那就由你去做吧。 I just wish he'd stop being such a know-all all the time. 我希望他别再老是装成什么都懂的样子。smart aleck /ˈsmɑːʳt ˌælk/ [countable noun]informalsomeone, especially a young person, who annoys you because they say funny or intelligent things in a rude way 【非正式】自作聪明的人，神气活现的家伙〔尤指年青人〕 Glover was different to the rest of us. The son of university people. A smart aleck. 格洛弗和我们大家都不一样。这家伙父母读过大学，自作聪明。 Some smart aleck at the back of the room kept standing up and asking awkward questions. 房间后面有个神气活现的家伙不停地站起来提些令人尴尬的问题。smart-aleck [adjective] I'm not going to let some smart-aleck kid make a fool out of me. 我可不会让哪个自作聪明的孩子来耍弄我。smart-ass/wise guy /ˈsmɑːʳt æs, ˈwaɪz gaɪ/ [countable noun]American informalsomeone who annoys you because they make jokes or give answers in a rude but funny way 【美，非正式】自以为聪明的家伙 OK, smart-ass! If I want an answer from you I'll ask for it. 行啦，你这自作聪明的家伙！如果我要你答，我会问你的。smart-ass [adjective only before noun] Some smart-ass college kid started making fun of her accent. 有个自作聪明的大学生开始拿她的口音开玩笑。be too clever by half /biː tuː ˌklevəʳ baɪ ˈhɑːfǁ-ˈhæf/ [verb phrase]British informaluse this about someone who uses their intelligence in a way that annoys other people, and will probably get into trouble at some time in the future 【英，非正式】有点聪明过头 Phil's good at thinking up excuses for his behaviour - he's too clever by half. 菲尔很会为他的行为编造借口，他有点聪明过头了。8 a clever plan, idea, or way of doing something 聪明的计划、想法或做某事的办法clever /ˈklevəʳ/ [adjective]especially Britisha clever idea, plan, or way of doing something is good and works well 【尤英】巧妙的，聪明的 It sounds like a clever idea. Do you think it'll work? 这听上去像是个妙主意。你认为能行吗？ Virtual Listening Systems have introduced one of the year's most unusual and clever new products. 虚拟听力系统引进了一款今年最不同凡响的、最巧妙的新产品。 I've thought of a really clever way of making money. 我已想出了一个非常巧妙的挣钱办法。intelligent /ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt, ɪnˈtelədʒənt/ [adjective]anintelligent idea, question etc is thought of or asked by someone who is intelligent 聪明的〔观点、问题等〕 Have you got any intelligent suggestions to make? 你有何聪明的建议? Anne was surprised to hear such an intelligent question coming from a very small child. 听到一个很小的孩子提出这样聪明的问题，安妮感到吃惊。ingenious /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/ [adjective]aningenious method, idea, or piece of equipment is cleverly designed to do a job or solve a problem in a very original way 〔方法、想法或设备〕巧妙的，富于独创性的 A scanner is an ingenious device which enables you to feed pictures, photos or documents into a computer system. 扫描器是项设计巧妙的装置，能把图片、照片或文件输入电脑系统。 American scientists have come up with an ingenious way of getting rid of cockroaches. 美国科学家想出了一个消灭蟑螂的妙法。 The catalogue is full of ingenious ideas for transforming your house into a dream home. 这本目录里全是把你的房屋改造成梦幻住宅的独创性构想。 In the end it was Pete who thought of a really ingenious solution to the problem. 最终是皮特想出了一个很巧妙的解决问题的办法。neat /niːt/ [adjective]an idea etc that is clever, simple, and effective 〔想法等〕简捷又巧妙的 One of our designers has come up with a neat idea for storing computer disks. 我们当中有位设计人员想出了一个简单又巧妙的办法存放电脑磁盘。 Taking up a sport is a neat way of meeting new people, and it's good for you too. 参加一种体育活动是结识新朋友的简单又聪明的办法，还对健康有益。 It's a complicated problem, and there's no neat solution. 这是个复杂的问题，没有简捷的解决办法。smart /smɑːʳt/ [adjective]a system or machine such as a computer that issmart is cleverly designed and does something effectively 〔设计〕巧妙的，聪明的〔系统或电脑等机器〕 The new software system is really smart and it's much quicker to use too. 新的软件系统设计得真巧妙，用起来速度也快多了。cunning /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ [adjective]carefully planned, clever, and intended to deceive people 诡诈的，机巧的 They use all kinds of cunning tricks to make people give them money. 他们用各种鬼把戏骗人们给他们钱。 His leadership style was to maintain power through a combination of force and cunning strategy. 他的领导风格是结合势力与诡诈的策略以维持权力。 a cunning marketing ploy 一种机巧的营销手段crafty /ˈkrɑːftiǁˈkræf-/ [adjective]acrafty plan or way of doing something etc is one that is cleverly planned and involves deceiving other people, in a way that people admire 〔计划或做事方式〕巧妙的，狡猾的 It was a crafty question. ‘Why are you trying to catch me out?’ he replied. 那是个狡猾的问题。“你为什么要想办法找我的漏洞？”他回答道。 Jerry and Tony had worked out a crafty way of avoiding paying tax. 杰里和托尼想出了一条避税的巧计。inspired /ɪnˈspaɪəʳd/ [adjective]aninspired idea, plan etc is extremely clever and impressive and is one that someone suddenly thinks of, without knowing how or why 得到灵感的，灵机一动的 ‘How did you know the answer to that?’ ‘I didn't, it was just an inspired guess.’ “你是怎么知道答案的？”“我不知道，只是灵机一动猜对的。” Even the most inspired forecasts of how prices are going to move can't be right all the time. 即使最聪明的对物价走势的预测也不可能总是灵验的。 The band represents some of the best young talent that's around, resulting in a sound that's both innovative and inspired. 这支乐队代表了这里最有才华的年轻人的水平，其演奏既富于创新又充满灵感。bright idea /ˌbraɪt aɪˈdɪə/ [countable noun]a clever idea about how to do something 巧妙的主意 I like it! It sounds like a really bright idea. 太好了！听上去确实是个绝妙主意。 I don't know what kind of present she'd like -- if you have any bright ideas let me know. 我不知道她想要什么样的礼物—你如果有好主意就告诉我。have/come up with the bright idea of doing somethingoften used humorously 常为幽默用语〕 George came up with the bright idea of visiting every pub we passed. 乔治想到了个好主意，要去每一家我们路过的酒吧。9 serious books, ideas etc that are intended for intelligent people 专为聪明人写的严肃书籍、以他们为对象提出的观念等intellectual /ˌɪntɪˈlektʃuəl◂, ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl◂/ [adjective] She likes reading those trendy intellectual magazines about politics and society. 她喜欢看那些有关政治和社会的时髦的知识性杂志。 There seemed to be remarkably few cultural or intellectual events for the undergraduates at the university. 大学里的学生似乎鲜有文化性的或知识性的活动可以参与。scholarly /ˈskɒləʳliǁˈskɑː-/ [adjective only before noun]a book, article, or other piece of writing that isscholarly deals with a serious subject and is written in a very detailed way after a lot of study 学术性的 The organization is dedicated to scholarly research on life in the next millennium. 该组织着重于对下一个千年中生活的学术研究。 Fullington discovered 11 new species of land snails and wrote more than 90 scholarly articles and books. 富林顿发现了11种新的陆生蜗牛，并写了90多种学术性论文和书籍。highbrow /ˈhaɪbraʊ/ [adjective]intended for very intelligent and educated people and therefore not interesting for a lot of people 趣味高雅的，阳春白雪式的 He picked up a book that was lying on the floor. It was something highbrow - Kafka, I think. 他从地板上捡起一本书。那是本很高雅的什么书—我想是卡夫卡的作品。 Readers of tabloid newspapers are less interested in politics and less likely to tune into highbrow news programmes. 小报的读者对政治不大感兴趣，不大可能去看层次高的新闻节目。profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ [adjective]something such as an idea or statement that isprofound shows a lot of knowledge and understanding of a serious subject 见解深刻的，深奥的 The book contains a great many profound insights into human behaviour. 书中包含有诸多对人类行为的深刻见解。 Further research has resulted in a more profound appreciation of the problem. 进一步的研究加深了对该问题的理解。 Burton's lecture was amusing as well as being profound. 伯顿的讲座既饶有趣味又深奥。serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ [adjective]dealing with a subject in an intelligent and sincere way rather than in an amusing way 严肃的 I must admit I find the serious newspapers rather boring. 我必须承认我发觉严肃的报纸很乏味。 At school we had to read works by serious writers like Shakespeare and Milton. 在学校里，我们得看莎士比亚和弥尔顿等严肃作家的作品。10 the ability to learn well 学习优良的能力intelligence /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns, ɪnˈtelədʒəns/ [uncountable noun]the ability to learn quickly, think clearly, and understand ideas well 智力；悟性 A child's intelligence develops rapidly between the ages of four and five. 孩子的智力在四到五岁间发展迅速。 Intelligence cannot be measured just by exam results. 人的智力水平不能仅仅用考试成绩来衡量。 In order to be a pilot you need to be of above average intelligence. 要想成为一名飞行员，你的智力应当高于一般水平。 The department bases its selection process on a series of intelligence tests. 该部门以一系列的智力测验作为选拔程序的依据。brains /breɪnz/ [plural noun]the ability to think quickly and well, remember a lot of facts, and be good at studying 头脑；智力somebody's brains He has his mother's brains and his father's good looks. 他既有他母亲那样的头脑，又有他父亲那样英俊的外貌。 With your brains, you should easily get into college. 你这么聪明，应当很容易考进大学。have the brains (to do something) Chloe had always been the one with the brains to really make something of herself. 克洛艾一向具备让她出人头地的智力。brilliance /ˈbrɪljəns/ [uncountable noun]a very high level of intelligence and ability 卓越才华；出众智力 Eddie's brilliance brought him top marks in the Harvard entrance exam. 埃迪出众的智力使他在哈佛大学的入学考试中名列榜首。 His reputation was founded on his organizational abilities and his acknowledged brilliance as a leader of men. 他的名声基于他的组织能力以及他那公认的卓越领导才华。intellect /ˈɪntɪlekt, ˈɪntəlekt/ [uncountable noun]the ability to think about and understand and express complicated ideas 思维能力；智力；领悟力 Our physical strength declines with age, but not necessarily our intellect. 随着年龄增长，我们的体力会下降，但智力却不一定降低。the intellect Joyce's books seem designed to appeal to the intellect rather than the emotions. 乔伊斯的作品似乎要吸引人的理性而非感性。a great/formidable etc intellect Rehnquist was a great scholar who possessed a formidable intellect. 伦奎斯特是位伟大的学者，拥有令人敬畏的智力。genius /ˈdʒiːniəs/ [uncountable noun]an extremely high level of intelligence, ability, and skill which only a few people have 天才，天赋 Could a computer ever achieve the genius of men like Newton and Einstein. 电脑是否能够达到像牛顿和爱因斯坦那样的人所具有的天才呢? Maurice was always entertaining, but there was a touch of genius in the way he talked that night. 莫里斯总是让人感到快乐，可那天晚上他说的话里则显示出了几分天才。have a genius for (doing) something Sandra will deal with it. That woman has a genius for organization. 桑德拉会处理这件事的。那女人很有组织天分。wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/ [uncountable noun]knowledge and good judgement based on experience of life 智慧；睿智 Paul learned to value his father's wisdom and advice. 保罗学会了重视父亲的智慧和忠告。the wisdom of something Some people were beginning to doubt the wisdom of their leader's decisions. 有些人开始怀疑他们领导人的决策是否明智。conventional wisdomwhat is usually considered to be true and right 普遍的看法 Conventional wisdom says that the health of the economy is one of the most important factors that determines a president's chances of winning re-election. 按一般的说法，经济形势的好环是决定总统能否赢得连任的最重要因素之一。