ingenuity

UK/,ɪndʒɪ'njuːɪtɪ/US/.indʒi'nju:iti/

GREC1

Definitions

The quality of being clever, original, and inventive in solving problems

独创性；足智多谋；心灵手巧

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

in-not, opposite of

genubirth, produce, kind

-itystate, quality, condition

=ingenuity

The noun for inborn cleverness — the quality an ingenious person has. (Historically tangled with ingenuous, but in modern English ingenuity = inventiveness.) Human ingenuity is the resourcefulness that solves hard problems.

Root gen still carries 140 more words

Common Collocations

1.human ingenuity人类的智慧
2.remarkable ingenuity非凡的巧思
3.show ingenuity展现才智

Example Sentences

1.
The bridge is a testament to human ingenuity.
2.
It took real ingenuity to fix the engine with so few tools.

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