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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·tel·lect ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin intellectus, from intellegere to understand — more at intelligent DATE 14th century 1. a. the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge b. the capacity for rational or intelligent thought especially when highly developed 2. a person with great intellectual powers English Etymology intellect late 14c., from L. intellectus "discernment, understanding," from pp. stem of intelligere "to understand, discern" (see intelligence). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 intellect in·tel·lect / 5intElekt / noun1. [U, C] the ability to think in a logical way and understand things, especially at an advanced level; your mind (尤指高等的)智力,思维逻辑领悟力: a man of considerable intellect 相当有才智的人 2. [C] a very intelligent person 智力高的人；才智超群的人: She was one of the most formidable intellects of her time. 她是当时的一名盖世英才。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English intellect noun ADJ. brilliant, considerable, formidable, keen, powerful, superior, sharp | limited, low, weak | creative, rational, scientific | human VERB + INTELLECT have She has a formidable intellect. | exercise He enjoyed exercising his intellect in analysing the controversies of his day. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: REASON 5, understanding Related Words: comprehension; intuition 2 a person with great intellectual powers FF1C;one of the great intellects of his timeFF1E; Synonyms: brain, intellectual, intelligence Related Words: genius; egghead, pundit; thinker Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·tel·lect \ˈintəlˌekt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin intellectus, from intellectus, past participle of intellegere, intelligere to perceive, understand — more at intelligent 1. a. : the power or faculty of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will b. Aristotelianism (1) : passive reason (2) : active reason c. Scholasticism : the faculty of penetrating appearances and getting at the substance through abstraction from and elimination of the individual d. Thomism (1) : the receptive faculty of cognition that makes apprehensible the phantasms or intelligible forms — called also passive intellect, possible intellect, potential intellect (2) : the aspect of the soul that is immortal and constitutes the active power of thought operating upon the phantasms or intelligible forms — called also active intellect, agent intellect e. : understanding , reason 2. a. : a person given to reflective thought or reasoning : a person of notable intellect : brain < the outstanding intellect of the whole convention — Hispanic American Hist. Review > b. : the totality of intellectual persons < the intellect of the country recognized his superiority > 3. intellects plural, now chiefly dialect : wits , faculties < she wishes I had more intellects — Eden Phillpotts > Synonyms: see mind |
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