| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_intelligent-person |
| 释义 | an intelligent personThese words refer to a person who is very intelligent. A genius is a person who has very great intelligence or a rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular area such as science or art. The system must have been designed by a mathematical genius. A prodigy is someone with a very great ability that usually shows itself when that person is a young child. The phrase child prodigy is commonly used. He was something of a prodigy on the piano. She was labelled as a child prodigy by her early teachers. In informal English, you can describe an intelligent person as an egghead. This word is often used in a humorous way. The eggheads at the University have been working on this for years. An intelligent person who plans something and makes it happen can be described as the brains behind or of that thing. The well-known comedian is the brains behind the new sitcom. She's the brains of the operation. In informal English, a whizz-kid is a young person who is very clever and successful. You can also use the informal word whizz to describe a person who has a very high level of skill or knowledge about a particular subject. These are the UK English spellings; in US English they are spelled whiz-kid and whiz. UKThey hired some uni whizz-kid to lead the firm. UKYou don't have to be a computer whizz to use this software. USMy sister's a video game whiz. In informal UK English, you can call someone shows that they are clever in an annoying way a clever clogs or a clever dick. These two phrases are used in a disapproving way. Alright, clever clogs, if you know all the answers, you can do it. There's always one clever dick who knows better than you. Related articlesintelligent |
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