单词 | ingenuity |
释义 | ingenuity (ɪndʒənjuːɪti , US -nuː- ) uncountable noun Ingenuity is skill at working out how to achieve things or skill at inventing new things. Inspecting the nest may require some ingenuity. Synonyms: originality, genius, inventiveness, skill Collocations: sheer ingenuity The world has ended so many (grisly) ways lately that the sheer ingenuity of humanity's many problems has to be appreciated. Christianity Today And when did you last study the sheer ingenuity of an aircraft seat? Times, Sunday Times I was overpowered with admiration, stunned by the sheer ingenuity of the mistranslated notice-board at its foot. Times, Sunday Times But by sheer ingenuity, coupled with a deep familiarity with the area, our agents were able to identify the houses on the basis of simple descriptions. Times, Sunday Times In the event it was all fairly laudatory, yet the sheer ingenuity of the presentation more than made amends. Times, Sunday Times Instead, we should just batten down the hatches and use our technological ingenuity to adapt to whatever comes our way. Times, Sunday Times Both of these, but also surely the technological ingenuity that keeps the things standing after 700 years. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes, finding a solution requires a certain amount of technological ingenuity. Times, Sunday Times It will be solved by changes in business practice - of which there are already very many - and by technological ingenuity. Times, Sunday Times For breathtaking technological ingenuity, look, instead, to the clever way oil companies extract tight gas. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 善于创新 Japanese: 発明の才 |
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