Word · Frequency #15328
mastermind
主谋；幕后策划者
a person who plans and directs a major project or operation, especially a crime
- 1.
A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to their peers.
智力或技能超群的人
- 2.
someone who creates new things
创造新事物的人
- 3.
A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.
负责重大行动最高层次策划和执行的人
- 4.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
具有卓越智力和原创性的人
天才；智囊；创造者；发明者；智力或技能超群的人；创造新事物的人；负责重大行动最高层次策划和执行的人
In use
The robbery was planned by a criminal mastermind who had never been caught.
She is the mastermind behind the company's successful marketing campaign.
The scientific mastermind received several awards for her groundbreaking research.
Connections
Collocations
- criminal mastermind
- 犯罪主谋
- The detective spent years tracking down the criminal mastermind.侦探花了多年时间追捕这名犯罪主谋。
- mastermind behind
- 幕后策划者；主谋
- She was the mastermind behind the charity event.她是这场慈善活动的幕后策划者。
- evil mastermind
- 邪恶主谋
- The evil mastermind planned to take over the city.那位邪恶主谋计划占领这座城市。
- creative mastermind
- 创意天才
- The ad campaign's creative mastermind won several awards.这场广告活动的创意天才赢得了多个奖项。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the mastermind behind
- 幕后主谋；策划者She was the mastermind behind the company's new marketing strategy.她是公司新营销策略的幕后策划者。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
master（大师）+ mind（头脑）：拥有大师级头脑的人，常指幕后主谋或智囊。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、犯罪或重大行动描述、正式写作 作为名词，mastermind 通常指复杂行动（尤其是犯罪）的幕后策划者，常见于新闻报道和正式叙述。在日常对话中使用听起来可能较夸张，比较少见；指“智力超群的人”这一含义则更正式且较为罕见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 mastermind 的末尾音节 /maɪnd/ 押韵：mind /maɪnd/、kind /kaɪnd/、find /faɪnd/、behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/、remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/。注意 wind 作名词“风”读 /wɪnd/，虽然拼写以 -ind 结尾，但与 /aɪnd/ 的发音不同。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.