Ingenious
[ ɪn'dʒinɪəs ]
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adj. 灵巧的;精巧的;设计独特的;有天才的，聪明的;
💡 词根助记
in内+geni出生，产生+ous形容词后缀→自内心产生→聪明的
📝 例句
"Let us hope he is not very hungry," responded the ingenious Giovanelli.
“但愿他不是太饿，”机灵的乔瓦耐里回答说。
I never heard anything more ingenious than your suggestion.
我从来没有听见过象你这样有独创性的提法。
It took a lot of imagination to come up with such an ingenious plan.
设计出如此巧妙的方案需有极大的想象力。
Tito had never had an occasion to fabricate an ingenious lie before.
蒂托从前还没有机会制造一个货真价值的谎话。
They are obliged to resort to the most ingenious contortions and combinations.
他们却不能不采取最巧妙的曲解和胡说。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ in-在…里,genious-genius天才:在天才的头脑里全是机灵的假意
※ ingenious-聪明的,I-我,ingenuous-天真的,u-you你:我是聪明的你是天真的,咱俩儿不是一清二楚吗
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
ingenious
adj
(a) ~ (at sth/doing sth) (of a person) clever at finding new or simple solutions for complex problems （指人）善於用新的或简单的方法解决复杂问题的; 心灵手巧的
So you fitted that wire through that little hole there
that's very ingenious! 那麽说是你把金属线穿过那个小孔的了, 真灵巧!
ingenious at solving difficult crossword puzzles 善於破解困难的纵横填字谜.
(b) (of a thing) original in design and well suited to its purpose （指物件）设计独特而精巧的
an ingenious device, gadget, etc 精巧的装置、 小机械等.
(c) (of an idea) very clever and original （指主意）别出心裁的, 奇妙的
an ingenious plan, method, solution, etc 别出心裁的计画、 方法、 解决办法等.
🎯 考研助记
in(里面)+geni(gene基因)+ous(多):里面基因很多的: 机灵的 有独创性的
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'dʒi:njәs]a. 灵敏的, 精巧的, 聪明的
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Some people think that the weather is unpleasant, the city ugly and dirty, the competition fierce and the streets unsafe.
有些人认为，这儿的气候不佳，市容丑陋肮脏，竞争激烈，街上不安全。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.
比方说，你可能随手拿起一本游记，在睡觉之前读它几页。这种书只要浏览一下，这儿读一点，那儿读一点也够了。简而言之，这就是“浅尝”。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。