1[countableC, uncountableU]INTELLIGENT the ability to understand things and to think intelligently 智力;领悟力;理解力;思维能力
superior/considerable/keen etc intellect
He combined a formidable intellect with a talent for speaking.
他不但智力超群,而且口才出众。
2.[countableC]INTELLIGENT someone who is very intelligent 才智出众者
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intellect• Rehnquist was a great scholar who possessed a formidableintellect.• Corning wasn't a great intellect, but he knew how to get things done.• Our physicalstrengthdeclines with age, but not necessarily our intellect.• Schools should nurture a child's intellect.• Her friendliness hides a shrewdintellect.• Joyce's books seem designed to appeal to the intellect rather than the emotions.
superior/considerable/keen etc intellect• Husseini's keen intellect and integrity set him apart.• Their keen intellects and powerfulpersonalities could spark off more than just brilliant ideas at times.
Originintellect
(1300-1400)FrenchLatinintellectus, from the past participle of intellegere; → INTELLIGENT