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ingenious

🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'dʒiːnɪəs/🇺🇸 US/in'dʒi:njәs/
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Definitions

adj.

Cleverly designed or inventive; showing originality and skill in solving problems.

有独创性的,机灵的,精巧的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
genbirth, produce, kind
+
iconnector
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=ingenious

Common Collocations

  • 1.ingenious design巧妙的设计
  • 2.ingenious plan精妙的计划
  • 3.[ingenious] method[独创的]方法

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The engineer devised an ingenious solution to the problem.

  • 2.

    The engineer developed an ingenious solution to the long-standing problem.

  • 3.

    The magic trick was ingeniously designed to completely fool the audience.

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