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单词 brainiac
释义

brainiac

[ brey-nee-ak ]
/ ˈbreɪ niˌæk /
Slang.

noun

a highly intelligent person.

Origin of brainiac

from Brainiac, a superintelligent, villainous alien in the Superman comics, probably brain + (man)iac

Words nearby brainiac

brain fingerprinting, brainfood, brain freeze, brain gain, brain hormone, brainiac, brainish, brainless, brain mantle, brainpan, brain-picking
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Example sentences from the Web for brainiac

  • Except for maybe his brainiac wife… but she could do better anyway.

    All Your Internet Boyfriends Are Taken: Gosling, Cumberbatch, and now Joseph Gordon-Levitt|Melissa Leon|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
  • “Scientists know now that being a brainiac is not so much about IQ but about executive function,” Golinkoff asserts.

    15 Signs You'll Raise a Genius|Anneli Rufus|October 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for brainiac

brainiac
/ (ˈbreɪnɪˌæk) /

noun

informal a highly intelligent person

Word Origin for brainiac

C20: from a super-intelligent character in an American comic strip
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