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单词 ingenuity
释义 in·ge·nu·i·ty
\ˌinjəˈn(y)üəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin ingenuitas ingenuousness, from ingenuus ingenuous + -itas -ity; in sense 2 & 3, influenced in meaning by ingenious
1. obsolete : ingenuousness, candor
2.
 a. obsolete : genius, talent
 b. : the power or quality of ready invention : skill or cleverness in devising or combining
  < infinite ingenuity of man … in finding new methods of torture for his fellows — Mary Webb >
 c. : cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance
  < despite the ingenuity of this etymological contention, the origin of the name is still disputed — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
  < all the perverted ingenuity of propaganda — Dean Acheson >
3. : an ingenious device or contrivance
 < sophistication in the ingenuities of language — T.S.Eliot >
 < explore our stateroom, and scan eagerly the ingenuities by which we are to be surrounded for the journey — Frank A. Swinnerton >
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