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Ingenious describes a person, idea, or invention that is very clever, especially in a creative or original way - finding a smart solution that other people wouldn't think of. It's a strong compliment, usually used for solving a problem in a surprising, clever way.
巧妙的;有創意的、足智多謀的
組成From Latin 'ingenium', meaning natural talent or cleverness.
同家族的字
- geniuscomes from the same Latin root, meaning natural talent
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
ingeniousadj/ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs/
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Of a person, displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.
- This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had.
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Of a thing, characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done.
- That is an ingenious model of the atom.
- Many ingenious lovely things are gone / That seemed sheer miracle to the multitude, / protected from the circle of the moon / That pitches common things about.
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Showing originality or sagacity; witty.
- He sent me an ingenious reply to an email.
- I have scarcely recovered the surprise of the ingenious question, before I meet another surprise in the still more ingenious answer
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。