intellect

noun

/ˈɪntəlekt/

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[uncountable, countable] the ability to think in a logical way and understand things, especially at an advanced level; your mind
- a man of considerable intellect
Extra Examples
- She has a formidable intellect.
- She uses her powerful intellect to examine the relationship between human society and nature.
- A teacher recognized his outstanding intellect.
- He liked to think of himself as a man of intellect and learning.
- It was lack of opportunity, not lack of intellect, that excluded women from higher education.
- She was a brilliant scholar with a formidable intellect.
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brilliant
- formidable
- great
- …
verb + intellect
- have
- use
See full entry
[countable] a very intelligent person
- She was one of the most formidable intellects of her time.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intellectus ‘understanding’, from intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.

单词	intellect
释义	intellect noun /ˈɪntəlekt/ /ˈɪntəlekt/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the ability to think in a logical way and understand things, especially at an advanced level; your mind a man of considerable intellect Extra Examples She has a formidable intellect. She uses her powerful intellect to examine the relationship between human society and nature. A teacher recognized his outstanding intellect. He liked to think of himself as a man of intellect and learning. It was lack of opportunity, not lack of intellect, that excluded women from higher education. She was a brilliant scholar with a formidable intellect. Topics Personal qualitiesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective brilliant formidable great … verb + intellect have use See full entry [countable] a very intelligent person She was one of the most formidable intellects of her time. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intellectus ‘understanding’, from intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.
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