intellect

C1 CET-6 大学 FREQ #13460 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 智力, 出众的才华, 知识分子 [医] 智力, 才智

发音

UK /ˈɪntəlɛkt/
其它
CA /ˈɪntəˌlɛkt/
US /ˈɪntəˌlɛkt/
AU /ˈɪntəlekt/

词形变化

intellects 复数 intellects

教材释义与例句

名词

智力,理解力;知识分子;思维逻辑领悟力;智力高的人

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.

    思力

    心智

    智力

    智能

    不可数 可数

    Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.

  2. 2.

    The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).

    不可数 可数

    They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect.

  3. 3.

    A person who has that faculty to a great degree.

    可数 不可数

    Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.

词汇关系

词源

Borrowed from Late Latin intellēctus (“understanding, intellect”), from Latin intellegō (“understand; reason”), from inter (“between, among”) + legō (“read”), with connotation of bind.

来源:wiktionary