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

It is bad manners to show off your knowledge of cleverness.
炫耀你的知识和聪明是不好的。
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。
Books and cleverness, there are more important things, friendship and bravery.
除了书本和小聪明，还有更重要的东西，友爱和勇气。
Being curious is more important than cleverness or talented.
拥有好奇心比拥有聪明或天赋更重要。
Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice.
聪明是一种天赋，而善良是一种选择。
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。
The actress's beauty and cleverness fascinated everyone.
那女演员的美丽与聪明迷住了每一个人。
To use cleverness or deceit in avoiding or escaping.
逃避，逃脱用聪明的方法或欺骗避免或逃脱。
She shows a precision that goes beyond mere cleverness.
她表现出一种比仅仅聪明更为重要的精确性。
I'm too big a fool to swallow your cleverness.
我太蠢了，理解不了你的聪明才智。