Word familyadjectiveintellectedintellectiveintellectualnounintellectionintellectualismintellectualistintellectualityintellectintellectual propertyverbintellectualizeadverbintellectually
intellectual development/ability/activity etc• Accordingly, differences in prior experiences can contribute to individual differences in intellectual development.• In a crucialexplanatorypassage the narrator tells us: This marks a great step in Lok's intellectual development.• Both Piaget and Vygotsky were concerned about intellectual development, but each pursued different problems and questions.• As such, intellectual development is adaptive.• There are just better and better placements as intellectual developmentproceeds.• The level of intellectual activity there.• He says he wanted to find out if he had the intellectual ability to complete a degree starting from nothing.• This intellectual activity was partly no doubt prompted by the blatant individualism of the New Right.
intellectual abilities/discussion智能;思想交锋an intellectual audience/elite聪明的观众;知识精英intellectual ♦︎ theoretical ♦︎ psychological ♦︎ mental ♦︎ abstract ♦︎ philosophical ♦︎ academic ♦︎ conceptualThese words all describe things that are connected with ideas or the mind rather than the physical world.这些词均表示思想的、理智的、观念上的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an intellectual / a theoretical / a psychological / sb's mental / an abstract / a philosophical / an academic / a conceptual approach◆an intellectual / a theoretical / a philosophical / an academic / a conceptual framework◆intellectual / theoretical / psychological / abstract / philosophical / conceptual terms◆an intellectual / a theoretical / a psychological / a mental / an abstract / a philosophical concept◆intellectual / abstract / philosophical / academic / conceptual thought / thinking◆intellectual / theoretical / abstract / philosophical / academic discussion / argument / debate◆an intellectual / a theoretical / a psychological / a mental / a philosophical / a conceptual problem◆theoretical / psychological / philosophical / academic study◆purely intellectual / theoretical / psychological / mental / abstract / philosophical / academic / conceptual◆highly / largely intellectual / theoretical / abstract / academic■intellectual ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl [usually before noun] connected with or using sb's ability to think in a logical way and understand things智力的;脑力的;理智的◆It can be very difficult to measure intellectual ability.智力水平很难进行测验。◆You can't really appreciate art from a purely intellectual standpoint.从纯理性的角度不可能真正地欣赏艺术。▸intellectually
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◆The party carries no weight intellectually.该党在思想上没有什么影响力。◆It's an intellectually demanding job.这是个对智力要求很高的工作。■theoretical ˌθɪəˈretɪkl; NAmEˌθiːəˈretɪkl [usually before noun] concerned with the ideas and principles on which a subject is based rather than with practice or experiments理论上的◆We aim to provide you with both theoretical and practical knowledge of your subject.我们力求为你们提供所学科目的理论和实践知识。◆The emphasis of his lectures is on theoretical physics.他讲座的重点是理论物理学。OPPpractical,experimental ⇨ practical see also theory ⇨ theory1▸theoretically
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◆Travelling faster than the speed of light is theoretically impossible.运行速度超过光速在理论上是不可能的。◆Theoretically, education is free in this country.该国的教育按理说是免费的。■psychologicalˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl; NAmEˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl [usually before noun] connected with the mind and how it works心灵的;心理的◆Victory in the previous game should give them a psychological advantage over their opponents.上一场比赛的胜利使他们比对手有心理优势。◆Her latest movie is a tense psychological drama.她的最新影片是一部情节紧张的心理剧。◆I think his illness is more psychological(= caused by the mind) than physical.我认为他的病是心病,而不是身体上的。▸psychologically
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◆Some of these so-called therapies can actually be psychologically harmful.这些所谓的治疗有一些实际上会对心理造成伤害。■mental [usually before noun] connected with or happening in the mind; involving the process of thinking思想的;精神的;思考的;智力的◆The experience caused her huge amounts of mental suffering.那次经历给她带来了巨大的精神痛苦。◆Do you have a mental picture of the scene(= can you imagine what it looks like)?你能想象那场景是什么样子吗?◆I made a mental note to call her as soon as I got home.我让自己记着一到家就给她打电话。◆I have a complete mental block(= I cannot learn or remember) when it comes to physics.我对物理一点都学不进去。◆Are you any good at mental arithmetic(= mathematical calculations that you do in your mind rather than on paper)?你擅长心算吗?▸mentally
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◆The team were outplayed, physically and mentally.该队在体力上和精神上都被打败了。◆You need to be mentally prepared for the race.你得为比赛做好心理准备。■abstractˈæbstrækt based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation; existing in thought or as an idea but not having any physical reality抽象的(与具体情况或具体经验相对);纯理论的◆Freedom is more than a purely abstract notion.自由并不仅仅是一个纯粹抽象的概念。◆We may talk of beautiful things but beauty itself is abstract.我们尽可谈论美的事物,但美本身却是抽象的。OPPconcrete ⇨ final see also abstraction ⇨ idea1▸the abstract
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[singular] ◆Legal questions rarely exist in the abstract; they are based on real cases.法律问题很少以抽象理论形式存在,它们是以真实的案例为基础的。■philosophical ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪkl; NAmEˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪkl [usually before noun] connected with philosophy; involving serious thinking about life, the universe and other important issues哲学的;思辨的◆The level of philosophical debate is usually quite high.哲学辩论的水平通常很高。▸philosophically
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◆She is right-wing both politically and philosophically.她在政治上和哲学上都是右翼。■academic [usually before noun] involving a lot of reading or studying rather than practical or technical skills学术的(与实践技能或技术技能相对)◆I wasn't sure I could cope with the academic demands of the course.我没把握应付得了这门课的学术要求。◆She had very few academic qualifications.她的学术资历很欠缺。▸academically
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◆They are all well qualified academically, but have little practical experience.他们在学历上完全够格,但几乎没有什么实践经验。■conceptualkənˈseptʃuəl (formal) connected with or based on ideas概念(上)的;观念(上)的◆She presents a conceptual framework for the analysis of educational processes.她提出了一个分析教育过程的概念框架。 see also concept ⇨ idea1▸conceptually
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◆conceptually similar / distinct概念上相似/不同intellectual2
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intellectual abilities/discussion智能;思想交锋an intellectual audience/elite聪明的观众;知识精英intellectual ♦︎ cultured ♦︎ literary ♦︎ studious ♦︎ learned ♦︎ scholarly ♦︎ highbrow ♦︎ bookishThese are all words for sb who is interested in books, academic study, serious culture, etc.这些词均表示有才智的、有学问的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an intellectual / a cultured / a literary / a studious young / a learned / a scholarly / a bookish man / woman◆(a / an) intellectual / cultured / literary / learned / scholarly / highbrow readers / readership◆an intellectual / a cultured / a literary / a scholarly elite◆highly intellectual / cultured / literary■intellectual ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl well educated and enjoying activities that involve serious thought有才智的;智力发达的◆His works were popular among the intellectual elite of the time.他的作品在当时很受知识精英欢迎。◆Don't imagine that all college students are highly intellectual!别以为大学生的智力都很高! see also intellectual ⇨ scholarnoun■cultured ˈkʌltʃəd; NAmEˈkʌltʃərd (approving) well educated and able to understand and enjoy art, literature, etc.有教养的;有修养的;文雅的◆She was a deeply cultured woman who had travelled a great deal.她是个文化修养很深的女人,走过很多地方。◆He spoke with a cultured accent(= the accent of a cultured person).他讲话很儒雅。■literaryˈlɪtərəri; NAmEˈlɪtəreriliking literature very much and knowing a lot about it; involved in studying or writing literature爱好且精通文学的;从事文学研究(或写作)的◆She was one of the great literary figures of her age.她是那个时代一位了不起的文学家。◆He was a literary man and had dreamed of becoming the Shakespeare of the movies.他是个文人,曾经梦想成为电影界的莎士比亚。■studiousˈstjuːdiəs; NAmEˈstuːdiəsspending a lot of time studying or reading勤奋的;好学的;用功的◆She was a quiet, studious girl.她是个文静、用功的女孩。◆He liked to wear glasses, which he thought made him look studious.他喜欢戴眼镜,他觉得这让他显得很博学。■learnedˈlɜːnɪd; NAmEˈlɜːrnɪd [usually before noun] (formal) having a lot of knowledge based on serious study and reading有学问的;知识渊博的;博学的◆The lecture was given by an elderly learned professor.讲课的是一位学识渊博的老教授。 see also learning ⇨ knowledge■scholarlyˈskɒləli; NAmEˈskɑːlərli (ratherformal) spending a lot of time studying and having a lot of knowledge about an academic subject勤奋好学的;有学问的◆He was a very scholarly young man.他是个很有学识的年轻人。NOTE辨析 Studious, learned or scholarly?Studious emphasizes a person's habits and how much time they spend studying; a studious person is usually young. Learned emphasizes how much a person knows, especially knowledge based on a lifetime of study; a learned person is usually old. Scholarly emphasizes both the habit of studying and the knowledge got from studying; a scholarly person can be young or old. * studious强调一个人的学习习惯和在学习上花的时间,通常用来形容年轻人。learned强调一个人懂得多少,尤其强调毕生之所学,通常用来形容长者。scholarly既强调学习习惯,也强调通过学习获得的知识,既可形容年轻人,亦可形容长者。■highbrowˈhaɪbraʊ (sometimesdisapproving) concerned with or interested in serious artistic or cultural ideas关于正统艺术(或文化)思想的;对正统艺术(或文化)感兴趣的◆The journal is aimed at a highbrow readership.这份刊物针对的是高品位的读者。ⓘ Highbrow usually describes newspapers and television programmes and the people who read or watch them; collocates include readers, papers, press and television (programmes). * highbrow通常描述报纸及其读者、电视节目及其观众,搭配词有readers、papers、press和television (programmes)。■bookish (sometimesdisapproving) interested in reading or studying rather than in more active or practical things书呆子气的;学究似的◆Quiet and bookish, he was sometimes teased by the other boys.他寡言少语且有书呆子气,有时会遭到其他男孩的取笑。