insight
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈɪn.saɪt/us/ˈɪn.saɪt/C1
(theabilityto have) aclear,deep, and sometimessuddenunderstandingof acomplicatedproblemorsituation:
洞察力;深刻见解It was aninterestingbook,fulloffascinatinginsightsintohumanrelationships.这是一本有趣的书,充满了对人际关系独到的见解。
Synonym
understanding(KNOWLEDGE)
Compare
sixth sense
- Thedocumentaryoffersan insight into theeverydaylivesof millions ofordinaryRussiancitizens.
- Thefightfor theleadershipgave afascinatinginsight into the group'sdynamics.
- Herbooksarefullofperceptiveinsights into thehumancondition.
- Hisbookofferssomefreshinsights into theeventsleadingup to thewar.
- Theresearchaffordsa new insight into theoriginsof theuniverse.
Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agility
- apt
- aptness
- grey matter
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- penetrating
- perceptive
- percipient
- perspicacity
- presence of mind
- profundity
- quick-witted
- ready
- resource
- subtlety
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