| 单词 | mastermind |
| 释义 | mastermind (once / 6407 pages) nv A mastermind is a brilliant thinker with original ideas. You might be a chess mastermind or a criminal mastermind: either way, people will not want to oppose you. Inventors, intellectuals, and famous geniuses call all be called masterminds, from Albert Einstein to theoretical physicist Dr. Shirley Jackson. You could also call people who are successful in their fields — especially if they come up with new ways of doing things — masterminds. Even a brilliant jewel thief might be called a safe-cracking mastermind. As a verb, to mastermind is to act as the leader of some complex plan or scheme. WORD FAMILYmastermind: masterminded, masterminding, masterminds USAGE EXAMPLESSecurity Council vote to condemn Israeli settlements, Jerusalem officials approved more of them and the government accused the Obama administration of masterminding the vote. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) The multinational deal masterminded by Mr. Obama to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions proved a breaking point. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) To follow up, the ensemble comedy “Masterminds” fizzled with $17 million domestically. Los Angeles Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1n someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality Syn|Hypo|Hyper Einstein, brain, brainiac, genius prodigy an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration boy wonderan extremely talented young male person child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder childa prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age girl wonderan extremely talented young female person intellect, intellectual a person who uses the mind creatively 2n someone who creates new things Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper conceiver, originator Sir Walter Raleigh English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) Cecil John RhodesBritish colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) beginner, father, founder, founding father a person who founds or establishes some institution groundbreaker, innovator, pioneer, trailblazersomeone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art mover, proposer(parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion proposer, suggestersomeone who advances a suggestion or proposal cofounderone of a group of founders coloniser, colonizersomeone who helps to found a colony foundressa woman founder nominatorsomeone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election creator a person who grows or makes or invents things 3v plan and direct (a complex undertaking) he masterminded the robbery Syn|Hypo|Hyper direct, engineer, orchestrate, organise, organize choreograph plan and oversee the development and details of plan make plans for something |
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