cleverness

英 ['klevənəs]

美

n. 聪明

BNC.19535 / COCA.21006

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 聪明的;聪颖的;智商高的
Someone who iscleveris intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
1. He's a very clever man...
  他非常聪明。
2. My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was...
  我妹妹向来比我聪明许多。
3. Her mother was clever at many things.
  她妈妈对许多事情都很精通。
ADJ-GRADED (观点、书、发明)巧妙的，绝妙的
Acleveridea, book, or invention is extremely effective and shows the skill of the people involved.
1. ...a clever and gripping novel.
  构思巧妙、扣人心弦的小说
2. A colleague of mine in Milan devised the following very clever little experiment.
  我在米兰的一个同事设计了下面这个非常巧妙的小实验。
3. ...this clever new gadget.
  这个构思巧妙的新奇小玩意儿
PHRASE 聪明过头的;过分聪明的
If someone istoo clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
1. His many admirers describe him as clever: his enemies as too clever by half.
  崇拜他的人很多说他聪明;恨他的人则说他聪明过了头。

noun

the property of being ingenious
1. a plot of great ingenuity
2. the cleverness of its design
Synonym:ingenuityingeniousness
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
Synonym:brightnesssmartness
the power of creative imagination
Synonym:inventivenessingeniousnessingenuity

He has a fond belief in his own cleverness.
他盲目相信自己的聪明。
The beast had lived up to his reputation for cleverness.
这畜生确实是聪明极了。
She kept on expatiating on her son's cleverness.
她长篇大论地说她儿子有多聪明，说个不停。
She gazed up at him, blinking once or twice, apparently surprised at his cleverness.
她抬头注视着他，偶尔才眨一下眼睛，显然对他的聪明才智颇为惊讶。
I shall always remember her kindness and cleverness.
对她仁慈善良的品德，我们将永远铭记在心。
His great success is due to his own diligence and cleverness.
他的勤奋和聪明使他获得巨大成功。
Cleverness and wisdom are like twins, but there are essential differences between them.
聪明与智慧看似一对孪生兄弟，本质与内核又有着根本上的不同。
But that brings us back to the excessive cleverness ( and opacity) that we hope to avoid.
但是这又让我们回到了希望避免的聪明过度（和不透明性）上。
Between cleverness and wisdom, I prefer the latter.
在聪明与智慧之间我更喜欢后者。
Foreign language learning needs no cleverness, hardworking or good memory, but it needs interest and time.
外语学习不需要聪明，不需要刻苦，不需要记忆，而需要兴趣和时间。