Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #19535
cleverness
机灵；聪明
the power of creative imagination
- 1.
The property of being clever.
聪明的特性。
- 2.
the power of creative imagination
创造性想象的能力
- 3.
Something clever, or done cleverly.
聪明的事物或巧妙完成的事
- 4.
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
表现为机智和敏捷的智力
- 5.
the property of being ingenious
独创性的特质
聪明的特性。；创造性想象的能力；聪明的事物或巧妙完成的事；表现为机智和敏捷的智力；独创性的特质
In use
Her cleverness in solving the puzzle impressed everyone.
The fox is known for its cleverness in avoiding traps.
He relied on his cleverness to negotiate a better deal.
the cleverness of its design
cleverness in [doing sth]
She showed great cleverness in solving the problem.
她在解决这个问题时表现出了极大的机灵。
the cleverness of [sb/sth]
The cleverness of the plan surprised everyone.
这个计划的聪明之处让所有人惊讶。
show/demonstrate cleverness
Connections
Collocations
- natural cleverness
- 天生的机灵
- The puppy's natural cleverness made it easy to train.这只小狗天生的机灵使它很容易训练。
- sheer cleverness
- 纯粹的聪明才智
- She solved the mystery by sheer cleverness.她纯粹凭聪明才智解开了这个谜团。
- cleverness in problem-solving
- 解决问题的聪明才智
- His cleverness in problem-solving won him the engineering award.他解决问题的聪明才智为他赢得了工程奖。
- the cleverness of the design
- 设计的巧妙
- The cleverness of the design lies in its simplicity.这个设计的巧妙之处在于它的简洁。
- show cleverness
- 表现出聪明才智
- She showed great cleverness in negotiating the deal.她在谈判中表现出极大的聪明才智。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：clever（聪明的）+ -ness（名词后缀）→ 聪明劲儿。想象一个机灵鬼眨眨眼就想出妙计的样子。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述、智力评价 「cleverness」是中性名词，通常指人或行为表现出的聪明、机灵，在日常对话和书面语中都比较常见。与更正式的「intelligence」相比，它多一层灵活、巧妙的意味，但用在正式场合也不算随意。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以非重读后缀 -ness 结尾，读音为 /nəs/，与 cleverness /ˈklɛvɝnəs/ 的最后一个音节一致；但重音都在前面的不同音节，所以它们不是严格韵脚。注意不要把词尾 -ness 读成 /nɛs/；拼写相近的 less /lɛs/、bless /blɛs/、unless /ənˈlɛs/ 中 -ess 读 /ɛs/，与 -ness 不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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