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单词 ingenious
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ingenious

adjective
/ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/
/ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/
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  1. (of an object, a plan, an idea, etc.) very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas
    • an ingenious device/invention/experiment
    • ingenious ways of saving energy
    • His plots are always very ingenious.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • sound
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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  2. (of a person) having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things
    • an ingenious cook
    • She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • sound
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from French ingénieux or Latin ingeniosus, from ingenium ‘mind, intellect’; compare with engine.
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