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unintelligent

UK/ʌnɪn'telɪdʒ(ə)nt/US/'ʌnin'telidʒәnt/
C2

Definitions

adj.

Lacking intelligence; not clever

不聪明的;愚笨的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
un-not, reversal
+
intelligentbetween, among
=unintelligent

un- (not) + intelligent (inter- 'between' + leg 'read/discern'). Not able to read between things, not perceptive.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    It was an unintelligent remark that he immediately regretted.

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