ge·ni·us /ˈdʒiːniəs/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountableU]INTELLIGENT a very high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability, which only a few people have 天才,天赋 The film reveals Fellini’s genius. 这部影片展现了费里尼的天赋。
work/writer/man etc of genius Wynford was an architect of genius. 温福德是一名天才建筑师。
a stroke of genius (=a very clever idea) 神来之笔 At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius. 当时,他的任命似乎是一个高明之举。
a work of pure genius 天才之作
► see thesaurus at skill 2 [countableC]INTELLIGENT someone who has an unusually high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability 有天才的人,天才人物 Freud was a genius. 弗洛伊德是个天才。
musical/comic/mathematical etc genius 音乐/喜剧/数学等天才
a genius at (doing) something My father was a genius at storytelling. 我父亲是个讲故事的天才。
3 a genius for (doing) something GOOD ATspecial skill at doing something (做)某事的天才 That woman has a genius for organization. 那个女人的组织能力超乎常人。
Warhol’s genius for publicity 沃霍尔的宣传天才