单词 | intellectual |
释义 | intellectual/ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃʊəl /adjective 1Relating to the intellect: children need intellectual stimulation...
Synonyms mental, cerebral, cognitive; rational, psychological, abstract, conceptual, theoretical, analytical, logical; academic rare mindly, phrenic, ratiocinative 1.1Appealing to or requiring use of the intellect: the film wasn’t very intellectual, but it caught the mood of the times...
1.2Possessing a highly developed intellect: you are an intellectual girl, like your mother...
Synonyms intelligent, clever, academic, well educated, well read, widely read, erudite, cerebral, learned, knowledgeable, literary, bookish, donnish, highbrow, scholarly, studious, cultured, cultivated, civilized, enlightened, sophisticated informal brainy, genius archaic lettered, clerkly noun A person possessing a highly developed intellect: a prominent political thinker and intellectual...
Synonyms intelligent person, learned person, highbrow, academic, bookworm, bookish person, man of letters, woman of letters, bluestocking, thinker, brain, scholar, sage; genius, Einstein, polymath, expert, prodigy, gifted child; mastermind; Hindu pandit informal egghead, brains, bright spark, whizz, wizard, walking encyclopedia British informal brainbox, clever clogs, boffin North American informal brainiac, rocket scientist, maven, Brahmin, pointy-head archaic bookman Derivativesintellectuality
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin intellectualis, from intellectus 'understanding', from intellegere 'understand' (see intelligent). Rhymes |
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