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单词 intellectual
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intellectual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
B2
relatingtoyourabilitytothinkandunderstandthings,especiallycomplicatedideas:
智力的，脑力的
Looking after ababyathomealldayisnicebut it doesn'tprovidemuch intellectualstimulation.整天在家照看婴儿虽然不错，但让人不怎么动脑子。
I likedetectivestoriesandromances- nothing too intellectual.我喜欢侦探小说和爱情故事——不怎么费脑筋。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
intelligent
  • intelligentHe seems like a very intelligent young man.
  • cleverI'm the cleverest kid in the class.
  • smartShe's incredibly smart and a great writer.
  • brightJacob was a very bright boy.
  • sharpHow can we stay mentally sharp as we age?
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veryeducatedandinterestedinstudyingand otheractivitiesthatinvolvecarefulthinkingandmentaleffort:
He's very intellectual for apopstar.
She was more intellectual than herhusband, and muchbetterread.
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  • Hisapproachtoactingisvisceralratherthan intellectual.
  • While she was athomelookingafter herchildren, shefeltdeprivedof intellectualstimulation.
  • Herargumentslackedintellectualrigour.
  • His writing has beendismissedasmereintellectualposturing.
  • Throughout hermarriageshe neverconsideredherhusbandas her intellectualequal.
  • Picasso wasinvolvedwith some very intellectual women.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Logic and reason
  • a fortiori
  • a posteriori
  • a priori
  • analytic
  • antinomy
  • illogically
  • incoherently
  • inductive
  • inductively
  • intellectualism
  • non-theoretical
  • non-verbal
  • nonscientific
  • paradox
  • paradoxical
  • teleology
  • theoretical
  • theoretically
  • theory
  • thinking
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Intelligence
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intellectually
intellectual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
C2
a veryeducatedpersonwho isinterestedincomplicatedideasandenjoysstudyingandcarefulthinking:
She was too much of an intellectual tofindpopularmoviesinteresting.她太书卷气了，认为流行电影没什么意思。
More examples
  • She waspartof agroupofartists,poets, and intellectuals inParisat thetime.
  • He isconsideredone of the party'sleadingconservativeintellectuals.
  • Many intellectuals andevenordinarycitizensfeelashamedof what hashappenedinourcountry.
  • He is an intellectual whodevoursbooks, but not anaturalpublicspeaker.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Intelligent people
  • academic
  • bluestocking
  • bookish
  • bookworm
  • bright spark
  • cerebral
  • clever
  • gnome
  • laureate
  • mage
  • mind
  • not be just a pretty faceidiom
  • pandit
  • scholar
  • smart cookie
  • smart-arse
  • superintellectual
  • the intelligentsia
  • thinker
  • wit
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(Definition ofintellectualfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
intellectual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
B2
relatingtoyourabilitytothinkandunderstandthings,especiallycomplicatedideas
智力的，脑力的
Looking after ababyathomealldayisnicebut it doesn'tprovidemuch intellectualstimulation.整天在家照看婴儿虽然不错，但让人不怎么动脑子。
I likedetectivestoriesandromances- nothing too intellectual.我喜欢侦探小说和爱情故事——不怎么费脑筋。
More examples
  • Hisapproachtoactingisvisceralratherthan intellectual.
  • While she was athomelookingafter herchildren, shefeltdeprivedof intellectualstimulation.
  • Herargumentslackedintellectualrigour.
  • His writing has beendismissedasmereintellectualposturing.
  • Throughout hermarriageshe neverconsideredherhusbandas her intellectualequal.
intellectual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
C2
a veryeducatedpersonwhoseinterestsarestudyingand otheractivitiesthatinvolvecarefulthinkingandmentaleffort
知识分子，脑力劳动者
She was too much of an intellectual tofindpopularmoviesinteresting.她太书卷气了，认为流行电影没什么意思。

intellectual| American Dictionary

intellectual
adjective
us
/ˌɪnt·əlˈek·tʃu·əl/
relatingto theabilitytothinkandunderstandideasat a highlevel, orinvolvingideas:
He was among thepoliticaland intellectualleadersof histime.
intellectual
noun[C]
us
/ˌɪn·təlˈek·tʃu·əl/
apersonwhoselifeorworkcentersaround thestudyor use ofideas, such as inteachingor writing
(Definition ofintellectualfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

intellectual| Business English

intellectual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪntəlˈektjuəl/us
relatingtoyourabilitytothinkandunderstandthings,especiallycomplicatedideas:
Shetakesanintellectualapproachto decision-making,ratherthan justfollowingherinstincts.
Ienjoytheintellectualchallengeof thejob.
(Definition ofintellectualfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofintellectual

intellectual
If you need a written programme to undertake theintellectual'decoding', the thing is surely already too far removed.
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Intellectuals would have to be compared with social actors other than intellectuals and with non-intellectualmodes of action (supposing these exist).
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Theintellectualcontext of what at this time was considered to be plausible and demonstrable is also significant.
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Politics became inseparably entwined with cultural orintellectualdebates from the onset.
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By providing a historical,intellectualand cultural lineage, she is able to clarify contemporary debates about regulation and cultural authority.
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I thus focus on the founding debates and situate these in the political andintellectualhistory of their times.
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The coming of the rock critic did, however, serve to further legitimise popular music as an area ofintellectualenquiry.
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There would have to be reference to standards of significance that are pertinent beyond the domain of statements uttered by and about intellectuals.
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What the findings demonstrate is that albinos haveintellectualstatus well within the normal range.
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Rather than writing "pure"intellectualhistory, these scholars seek to fuse the methods ofintellectual, social, and political history.
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The final jurisdiction over what anintellectualis resides in culture, which becomes almost coterminous with a singular public opinion.
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It is thus that the experience of history exalts and enlarges the horizon of ourintellectualview.
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He enjoyed a party and always ensured that his conferences were as good on the social side as they were in purpose andintellectualcontent.
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He defined intellectuals as members of the social group that, more than any other, is engaged inintellectualtasks, and endowed withintellectualskills.
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Stringently enforced parameters onintellectualproperty are encoded into new formats and technologies, perpetuating the individuating characteristics of media marketing wherever possible.
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