genius

Definitions

From Latin genius, a 'guardian spirit assigned to a person at birth' (gen 'born'). The spirit was thought to shape one's inborn character and gifts; over time 'one's inborn spirit/talent' became 'extraordinary inborn ability,' then 'a brilliant person.' Same family as genuine and ingenious — all about what is inborn.

Common Collocations

• 1.pure genius纯粹的天才
• 2.stroke of genius神来之笔
• 3.mathematical genius数学天才
• 4.creative genius创造性天才

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Einstein is often held up as the model of genius.

• 2.

  It was a stroke of genius to release the song for free.