intellectual
UK/,ɪntə'lektʃʊəl/US/.intә'lektʃuәl/
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGREB2
Definitions
adj.
Relating to the mind, thinking, and reasoning.
智力的，理智的，脑力的。
n.
A person who engages in serious thinking and study as a vocation.
知识分子；从事思考研究的人。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedintellectbetween, among
+
-ualchoose, pick, read, gather
=intellectual
intellect + -ual (relating to) = relating to the thinking mind; as a noun, a person of the mind. 'Intellectual property' is the product of someone's mind treated as ownable.
Common Collocations
- 1.intellectual property知识产权
- 2.intellectual capacity智力水平
- 3.intellectual challenge智力挑战
- 4.public intellectual公共知识分子
Example Sentences
- 1.
Chess offers a real intellectual challenge.
- 2.
She was admired as a leading public intellectual.