| 单词 | ingenious |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [in'dʒi:njəs] |
| 解释 | a.聪明的，有发明天才的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 聪明的，有发明天才 的(original, inventive) 【记】 in(内在)+gen(产生)+ ious→聪明产生于内 →聪慧的，注意不要 和ingenuous(坦率的 ，天真的)相混 【同】 派生词: ingeniousness (n. 足智多谋;巧妙) 【例】 The prisoner developed an ingenious plan to break out of jail. |
| 字源 | ingenious (adj.) early 15c., "intellectual, talented," from Middle French ingénieux "clever, ingenious" (Old French engeignos), from Latin ingeniosus "of good capacity, full of intellect; clever, gifted with genius," from ingenium "innate qualities, ability," literally "that which is inborn," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + gignere, from PIE *gen- "produce" (see genus). Sense of "skillful, clever at contrivance" first recorded 1540s. In a sense of "crafty, clever, skillful" Middle English had enginous (mid-14c.), from Old French engeignos. Related: Ingeniously; ingeniousness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 聪明的(拥有创造性天才和想象力的) = original = inventive 【记】in里面, gen产生, ious多－聪明产生于大脑里面－天才 【区】ingenuous(adj 坦白的; 直率的)这种人容易掉进U里面而ingenious中的I则 = IQ 【反】prosaic(adj 散文的; 平凡的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】in 内 + genius 天才，可以进天才之列了； 【相关】genius 音：吉尼斯，你真是天才，可以打破吉尼斯世界纪录了 |
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