英语词汇“ingenuity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in•ge•nu•i•ty n. [uncountable]

the quality of being ingenious:a device of great ingenuity.

See -gen-.

in•ge•nu•i•ty n., pl. -ties for 3.

the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful;
inventiveness:a designer of great ingenuity.
cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design:a device of great ingenuity.
an ingenious contrivance or device.
[Obs.]ingenuousness.

Latin ingenuitās innate virtue, etc. (see ingenuous, -ity); current senses by association with ingenious
1590–1600

ingenuity /ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

inventive talent; cleverness
an ingenious device, act, etc
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

单词	ingenuity
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 in•ge•nu•i•ty /ˌɪndʒəˈnuɪti, -ˈnyu-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] 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 no̅o̅′i tē, -nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 3. the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness:a designer of great ingenuity. cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design:a device of great ingenuity. an ingenious contrivance or device. [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) inventive talent; cleverness an ingenious device, act, etc 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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