intellect

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishintellectin‧tel‧lect /ˈɪntəlekt/ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]INTELLIGENT the ability to understand things and to think intelligentlysuperior/considerable/keen etc intellect He combined a formidable intellect with a talent for speaking.2 [countable]INTELLIGENT someone who is very intelligentExamples from the Corpusintellect• Rehnquist was a great scholar who possessed a formidable intellect.• Corning wasn't a great intellect, but he knew how to get things done.• Our physical strength declines with age, but not necessarily our intellect.• Schools should nurture a child's intellect.• Her friendliness hides a shrewd intellect.• Joyce's books seem designed to appeal to the intellect rather than the emotions.superior/considerable/keen etc intellect• Husseini's keen intellect and integrity set him apart.• Their keen intellects and powerful personalities could spark off more than just brilliant ideas at times.Origin intellect (1300-1400) French Latin intellectus, from the past participle of intellegere; → INTELLIGENT

单词	intellect
释义	intellect From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishintellectin‧tel‧lect /ˈɪntəlekt/ ●○○ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]INTELLIGENT the ability to understand things and to think intelligentlysuperior/considerable/keen etc intellect He combined a formidable intellect with a talent for speaking.2 [countable]INTELLIGENT someone who is very intelligentExamples from the Corpusintellect• Rehnquist was a great scholar who possessed a formidable intellect.• Corning wasn't a great intellect, but he knew how to get things done.• Our physical strength declines with age, but not necessarily our intellect.• Schools should nurture a child's intellect.• Her friendliness hides a shrewd intellect.• Joyce's books seem designed to appeal to the intellect rather than the emotions.superior/considerable/keen etc intellect• Husseini's keen intellect and integrity set him apart.• Their keen intellects and powerful personalities could spark off more than just brilliant ideas at times.Origin intellect (1300-1400) French Latin intellectus, from the past participle of intellegere; → INTELLIGENT
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