intellect
noun /ˈɪntəlekt/
/ˈɪntəlekt/
- [uncountable, countable] the ability to think in a logical way and understand things, especially at an advanced level; your mind
（尤指高等的）智力，逻辑思维领悟力 - a man of considerable intellect
相当有才智的人
Topics Personal qualitiesc1- She has a formidable intellect.
她有着惊人的才华。 - She uses her powerful intellect to examine the relationship between human society and nature.
她运用自己的聪明才智研究人类社会与自然的关系。 - A teacher recognized his outstanding intellect.
一位老师认识到他才智超群。 - He liked to think of himself as a man of intellect and learning.
他喜欢认为自己是一个有才智和学识的人。 - It was lack of opportunity, not lack of intellect, that excluded women from higher education.
将妇女排除在高等教育之外的是缺乏机会，而不是缺乏智力。 - She was a brilliant scholar with a formidable intellect.
她是个才气逼人的杰出学者。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- formidable
- great
- …
- have
- use
- a man of considerable intellect
- [countable] a very intelligent person
智力高的人；才智超群的人 - She was one of the most formidable intellects of her time.
她是当时的一名盖世英才。
- She was one of the most formidable intellects of her time.
词源late Middle English: from Latin intellectus ‘understanding’, from intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.