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单词 ingenuity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•ge•nu•i•ty /ˌɪndʒəˈnuɪti, -ˈnyu-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the quality of being ingenious:a device of great ingenuity.
See -gen-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•ge•nu•i•ty  (in′jə no̅o̅i tē, -nyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 3.
  1. the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful;
    inventiveness:a designer of great ingenuity.
  2. cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design:a device of great ingenuity.
  3. an ingenious contrivance or device.
  4. [Obs.]ingenuousness.
  • Latin ingenuitās innate virtue, etc. (see ingenuous, -ity); current senses by association with ingenious
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ingenuity /ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. inventive talent; cleverness
  2. an ingenious device, act, etc
  3. archaic frankness; candour
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin ingenuitās a freeborn condition, outlook consistent with such a condition, from ingenuus native, freeborn (see ingenuous); meaning influenced by ingenious
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