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单词 intelligent
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Definition of intelligent in English:

intelligent

adjective ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)ntɪnˈtɛlədʒənt
  • 1Having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level.

    Anna is intelligent and hard-working
    an intelligent guess
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is highly intelligent, but at this point he functions at the level of a young child.
    • My Grandad, a highly intelligent man, never got the education his grandchildren took for granted.
    • I have chatted with him and he seems to be educated, humorous and intelligent.
    • In this case, however, the event was in fact the result of an intelligent designer.
    • There have been some intelligent arguments made against the war.
    • We're still too travel tired to offer anything like an intelligent answer.
    • There appear to be intelligent arguments both for and against this plan.
    • Any reasonably intelligent person could have concocted that plan.
    • They are worldly, intelligent, well-read and hopeful about having a decent future.
    • As educated, intelligent consumers, we have to realize there is no real danger to humans.
    • But the rest of the piece actually asks some pertinent and intelligent questions.
    • I thought the legal profession was made up of fairly intelligent and educated people.
    • Backs can make intelligent guesses at what needs to be done; forwards just know it.
    • She presented as an intelligent, educated and articulate woman with a good command of English.
    • Maybe he is a bit of a geek, but he seems to be intelligent, hard-working, and honest.
    • An intelligent person would not have needed to ask that question!
    • He might not have graduated from high school, but he's obviously highly intelligent and a fast learner.
    • Tina appears shy at first, but underneath that is a very hardworking, intelligent girl.
    • I have a son that is 27 years old and he is very intelligent when it comes to the computer.
    • He said that the media knew about the uniform floor rates and the increase in taxes was an intelligent guess.
    Synonyms
    clever, bright, brilliant, sharp, quick, quick-witted, quick on the uptake, smart, canny, astute, intuitive, thinking, acute, alert, keen, insightful, perceptive, perspicacious, penetrating, discerning
    ingenious, inventive
    knowledgeable
    apt, able, gifted, talented
    informal brainy, genius
    (be intelligent) informalhave a good head on one's shoulders, there are no flies on …
    British informal know how many beans make five
    North American informal whip-smart
    rational, capable of thought, higher-order
    1. 1.1 (of a device or building) able to vary its state or action in response to varying situations and past experience.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • What are the ramifications of intelligent machines and how human beings react to them?
      • We don't have intelligent machines as I believe you are thinking of them.
      • What is expected to happen, is that contractors will install the intelligent lamp posts in areas.
      • We will press buttons by microphone and intelligent machines are coming which can work for us.
      • It seems the interest in an intelligent house is rapidly growing.
      • The software makes intelligent guesses about the words you are trying to tap into the keyboard.
      • Generations have deliberately tried to design intelligent computers and we're still failing.
      • So if you're the intelligent user of these super intelligent gadgets, you can rest easy.
      • The show, and it is a show, features intelligent lighting and a state of the art sound system.
      • Yet when it comes to our homes the future has already happened and intelligent houses have become a reality.
      • All this is backed up by an intelligent item system that makes it much easier to just pick up and play the game.
      Synonyms
      robotic, automatic, self-regulating, capable of learning
      informal smart
    2. 1.2 (of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability.
      Often contrasted with dumb
      Example sentencesExamples
      • So the approach adopts object-based storage, or intelligent disk drives.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin intelligent- 'understanding', from the verb intelligere, variant of intellegere 'understand', from inter 'between' + legere 'choose'.

 
 

Definition of intelligent in US English:

intelligent

adjectiveinˈteləjəntɪnˈtɛlədʒənt
  • 1Having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level.

    Annabelle is intelligent and hardworking
    an intelligent guess
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Backs can make intelligent guesses at what needs to be done; forwards just know it.
    • He said that the media knew about the uniform floor rates and the increase in taxes was an intelligent guess.
    • An intelligent person would not have needed to ask that question!
    • Tina appears shy at first, but underneath that is a very hardworking, intelligent girl.
    • My Grandad, a highly intelligent man, never got the education his grandchildren took for granted.
    • We're still too travel tired to offer anything like an intelligent answer.
    • They are worldly, intelligent, well-read and hopeful about having a decent future.
    • Maybe he is a bit of a geek, but he seems to be intelligent, hard-working, and honest.
    • He might not have graduated from high school, but he's obviously highly intelligent and a fast learner.
    • I have chatted with him and he seems to be educated, humorous and intelligent.
    • He is highly intelligent, but at this point he functions at the level of a young child.
    • I have a son that is 27 years old and he is very intelligent when it comes to the computer.
    • I thought the legal profession was made up of fairly intelligent and educated people.
    • Any reasonably intelligent person could have concocted that plan.
    • In this case, however, the event was in fact the result of an intelligent designer.
    • As educated, intelligent consumers, we have to realize there is no real danger to humans.
    • There appear to be intelligent arguments both for and against this plan.
    • There have been some intelligent arguments made against the war.
    • But the rest of the piece actually asks some pertinent and intelligent questions.
    • She presented as an intelligent, educated and articulate woman with a good command of English.
    Synonyms
    clever, bright, brilliant, sharp, quick, quick-witted, quick on the uptake, smart, canny, astute, intuitive, thinking, acute, alert, keen, insightful, perceptive, perspicacious, penetrating, discerning
    rational, capable of thought, higher-order
    1. 1.1 (of a device, machine, or building) able to vary its state or action in response to varying situations, varying requirements, and past experience.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We don't have intelligent machines as I believe you are thinking of them.
      • Yet when it comes to our homes the future has already happened and intelligent houses have become a reality.
      • We will press buttons by microphone and intelligent machines are coming which can work for us.
      • So if you're the intelligent user of these super intelligent gadgets, you can rest easy.
      • All this is backed up by an intelligent item system that makes it much easier to just pick up and play the game.
      • The show, and it is a show, features intelligent lighting and a state of the art sound system.
      • What are the ramifications of intelligent machines and how human beings react to them?
      • Generations have deliberately tried to design intelligent computers and we're still failing.
      • The software makes intelligent guesses about the words you are trying to tap into the keyboard.
      • What is expected to happen, is that contractors will install the intelligent lamp posts in areas.
      • It seems the interest in an intelligent house is rapidly growing.
      Synonyms
      robotic, automatic, self-regulating, capable of learning
    2. 1.2 (of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability.
      Often contrasted with dumb
      Example sentencesExamples
      • So the approach adopts object-based storage, or intelligent disk drives.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin intelligent- ‘understanding’, from the verb intelligere, variant of intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.

 
 
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