ingenious

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ingenious — 形容詞

  • ingeniouspositive
  • more ingeniouscomparative
  • most ingenioussuperlative

1. A person who is ingenious is naturally good at finding clever and original ways

1.形容詞B2
釋義

巧妙的

聰明且富有創意；能巧妙解決問題

A person who is ingenious is naturally good at finding clever and original ways to solve problems or create useful things. A design, idea, or machine described as ingenious is made or planned in a highly clever way, using fresh thinking that works well for its purpose.

例句

Mira came up with an ingenious way to keep vegetables fresh without using electricity.

Mira 想出一個巧妙的方法，不需用電就能讓蔬菜保持新鮮。

collocation: ingenious way to + verb

This wheelchair is so ingenious that it folds small enough to fit inside a car trunk.

這款折疊式輪椅的設計非常巧妙，能整齊地放進汽車後車廂。

pattern: so ingenious that + result clause

常見搭配
  • ingenious way
  • ingenious method
  • ingenious design
  • ingenious solution
  • ingenious system
  • ingenious idea
  • ingenious device
  • ingenious plan
同義詞
  • clever

    more general and less formal; can describe simple smartness

  • inventive

    focuses on the ability to create or think of new things

  • resourceful

    emphasises the ability to handle difficult situations with limited means

反義詞
  • clumsy

    describes something badly made or planned

  • unimaginative

    describes something lacking new or original ideas

同根字

常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • highly ingenious
  • truly ingenious
  • very ingenious