intellectual

adjective

/ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/

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[usually before noun] connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things synonym mental
- Gifted children typically show great intellectual curiosity and a wide range of interests.
- an intellectual novel
Extra Examples
- I don't think he has the intellectual skills necessary to study at this level.
- It can be very difficult to measure intellectual ability.
- She has a rigorously intellectual approach to the topic.
- Students should be able to develop both their creative and intellectual powers.
- Their political position is hard to justify in intellectual terms.
- There wasn't much opportunity for intellectual discussion.
- You can't really appreciate art from a purely intellectual standpoint.
Topics Working lifeb2
(of a person) well educated and enjoying activities in which you have to think seriously about things
- She's very intellectual.
Extra Examples
- She's extremely bright, but not really intellectual.
- The play was obviously written for an intellectual audience.
- His works were popular among the intellectual elite of the time.

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

intellectual

noun

/ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/

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a person who is well educated and enjoys activities in which they have to think seriously about things
- He was a leading intellectual of his day.
Extra Examples
- Few people would regard her as an intellectual, though she speaks with great wisdom.
- Left-wing intellectuals were purged from the universities.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intellectualis, from intellectus ‘understanding’, from intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.

单词	intellectual
释义	intellectual adjective /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/ /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/ jump to other results [usually before noun] connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things synonym mental Gifted children typically show great intellectual curiosity and a wide range of interests. an intellectual novel Extra Examples I don't think he has the intellectual skills necessary to study at this level. It can be very difficult to measure intellectual ability. She has a rigorously intellectual approach to the topic. Students should be able to develop both their creative and intellectual powers. Their political position is hard to justify in intellectual terms. There wasn't much opportunity for intellectual discussion. You can't really appreciate art from a purely intellectual standpoint. Topics Working lifeb2 (of a person) well educated and enjoying activities in which you have to think seriously about things She's very intellectual. Extra Examples She's extremely bright, but not really intellectual. The play was obviously written for an intellectual audience. His works were popular among the intellectual elite of the time. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intellectualis, from intellectus ‘understanding’, from intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’. intellectual noun /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/ /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/ jump to other results a person who is well educated and enjoys activities in which they have to think seriously about things He was a leading intellectual of his day. Extra Examples Few people would regard her as an intellectual, though she speaks with great wisdom. Left-wing intellectuals were purged from the universities. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intellectualis, from intellectus ‘understanding’, from intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.
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