Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9550
ingenious
有创造力的;心灵手巧的
核心释义
having or showing inventiveness and creativity; inventive
- 1.
指人:表现出天才或才华的;有创造力的。
Of a person, displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.
- 2.
表现出创造力和技巧的
showing inventiveness and skill
- 3.
指物:具有天才特点的;巧妙设计或完成的。
Of a thing, characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done.
- 4.
表现出独创性或睿智;诙谐的。
Showing originality or sagacity; witty.
巧妙的;精巧的;机智的;有独到见解的;指人:表现出天才或才华的;有创造力的。;表现出创造力和技巧的;指物:具有天才特点的;巧妙设计或完成的。
用法In use
She came up with an ingenious solution to the storage problem.
用法提示:ingenious 在此表示‘巧妙的’,形容解决方案富有创造力。
The engineer designed an ingenious device that saves a lot of energy.
用法提示:ingenious 在此表示‘精巧的’,形容设计巧妙。
His ingenious idea to use recycled materials won the competition.
用法提示:ingenious 在此表示‘聪明的’,形容想法有独创性。
an ingenious solution to the problem
ingenious + noun
作定语,修饰名词。
She came up with an ingenious solution to the problem.
她想出了一个巧妙的问题解决方案。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ingenious idea
- 巧妙的构思
- She came up with an ingenious idea for the project.她为这个项目想出了一个巧妙的构思。
- ingenious solution
- 巧妙的解决方案
- The engineer devised an ingenious solution to the problem.工程师设计了一个巧妙的解决方案。
- ingenious design
- 精巧的设计
- The building's ingenious design maximizes natural light.这座建筑精巧的设计最大限度地利用了自然光。
- ingenious method
- 巧妙的方法
- They used an ingenious method to extract the data.他们用一种巧妙的方法提取了数据。
- ingenious device
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘gen’像‘genius’,天才的创意,表示‘精巧的’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:academic writing、technical discussions、everyday conversation 通常用于正式或中性场合,但在日常对话中也可使用,比较常见于描述巧妙的设计或解决方案。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用作定语或表语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -ious spelling but have a different pronunciation (/riəs/ vs /njəs/). The 'n' in 'ingenious' makes the '-nious' ending distinct. No common words share the exact /njəs/ rhyme with 'ingenious'.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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