intelligent
adj
ɪnˈtelɪədʒənt adj
1 an intelligent person has a high level of mental ability and is good at understanding ideas and thinking clearly 有智慧的，聪明的，悟性强的
a group of highly intelligent (=very intelligent) students
一组聪明异常的学生
Sontag was once famously described as the most intelligent woman in America.
桑塔格曾经众所周知地被描述为美国最聪明的女士。
2 an intelligent comment, question, conversation etc shows that you have thought about something carefully and understand it well 〔评论、问题、谈话等〕机智的，有才智的
an intelligent question
机智的提问
You can’t have an intelligent conversation with him.
你不可能和他进行有见地的谈话。
3 an intelligent creature is able to think and understand 〔生物〕有智力的
Are there intelligent beings on other planets?
在其他行星上是否有智慧生命存在？
forms of intelligent life
有智慧的生命形式
4 an intelligent machine, system etc is able to learn and use information 〔机器、系统等〕智能的
5 similar words 类似单词 especially BrE especially AmE informal
clever
bright
brilliant
brainy
gifted
wise
cunning/crafty
6 intelligent people 聪明的人
genius
intellectual
intelligentsia