ingenious
ingenious 英 [ɪnˈdʒi:niəs] 美 [ɪnˈdʒinjəs]
adj. 精巧的；心灵手巧的
an ingenious device 精巧的装置
ingenious ways of saving energy 节约能源的巧妙方法
- Something ingenious shows creativity and inventiveness. If someone compares you to Einstein, they're implying that you, too, are ingenious.
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- adj. 精巧的；心灵手巧的
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1. an ingenious device
精巧的装置
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2. ingenious ways of saving energy
节约能源的巧妙方法
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3. an ingenious cook
心灵手巧的厨师
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4. She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses.
她很善于找借口。
- ingenious (adj.) early 15c., "intellectual, talented," from Middle French ingénieux "clever, ingenious" (Old French engeignos), from Latin ingeniosus "of good natural capacity, full of intellect, clever, gifted with genius," from ingenium "innate qualities, ability; inborn character," literally "that which is inborn," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + gignere, from PIE *gen(e)-yo-, suffixed form of root *gene- "give birth, beget."
in·geni·ous / ɪnˈdʒiːniəs ; NAmE ɪnˈdʒiːniəs / adjective 1 (of an object, a plan, an idea, etc. 物体、计划、思想等 ) very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas 精巧的；新颖独特的；巧妙的 ◆ an ingenious device 精巧的装置 ◆ ingenious ways of saving energy 节约能源的巧妙方法 2 (of a person 人 ) having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things 心灵手巧的；机敏的；善于创造发明的 ◆ an ingenious cook 心灵手巧的厨师 ◆ She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses. 她很善于找借口。 ▶ in·geni·ous·ly / ɪnˈdʒiːniəsli ; NAmE ɪnˈdʒiːniəsli / adverb ◆ ingeniously designed 设计巧妙 in·geni·ous / ɪnˈdʒiːniəs ; NAmE ɪnˈdʒiːniəs / in·geni·ous·ly / ɪnˈdʒiːniəsli ; NAmE ɪnˈdʒiːniəsli /
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