单词 | intellect |
释义 | in·tel·lect ![]() n. 1. a. The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding: "Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect" (Herbert Spencer). b. A person's individual ability to think and reason: "[His] humanitarianism could never overcome the rigidities of his intellect or the shortcomings of his temperament" (Michael B. Stoff). 2. A person of great intellectual ability: "Gifted as both an athlete and an intellect, [he] received help from teachers who recognized his talents" (Anita Silvey). [Middle English, from Old French intellecte, from Latin intellēctus, perception, from past participle of intellegere, to perceive; see INTELLIGENT.] |
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