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ingenious

adjective
🔊/ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/
🔊/ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/
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  1. (of an object, a plan, an idea, etc.物体、计划、思想等) very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas精巧的；新颖独特的；巧妙的
    • an ingenious device/invention/experiment精巧的装置；巧妙的发明／实验
    • ingenious ways of saving energy节约能源的巧妙方法
    • His plots are always very ingenious.他的情节总是非常巧妙。
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  2. (of a person人) having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things心灵手巧的；机敏的；善于创造发明的
    • an ingenious cook心灵手巧的厨师
    • She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses.她很善于找借口。🔊🔊
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    • be
    • sound
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from French ingénieux or Latin ingeniosus, from ingenium ‘mind, intellect’; compare with engine.