ingenuity
英 [,?nd??'nju??t?]
美 [,?nd??'nu?ti]
- n. 心靈手巧，獨創(chuàng)性；精巧；精巧的裝置
助記提示
1、該單詞原本屬于ingenuous單詞的變形，因此，在含義上原本也應該趨同，但是，由于在歷史上的一段時期內(nèi)，ingenious和ingenuous兩個單詞被混用，導致了ingenuity接受了ingenious的含義，隨著歷史的發(fā)展，該單詞后來又拋棄了原本的含義，使其含義與ingenious趨同，因此，該單詞算是另類，不能直接從詞根上解釋，要特別注意，加強區(qū)別和記憶。
中文詞源
ingenuity 靈巧，心靈手巧來自ingenious,靈巧的，精巧的。
英文詞源
- ingenuity (n.)
- 1590s, "honor, nobility," from Middle French ingénuité and directly from Latin ingenuitatem (nominative ingenuitas) "condition of a free-born man," figuratively "generosity, noble-mindedness," from ingenuus (see ingenuous). Etymologically, this word belongs to ingenuous, but in 17c. ingenious and ingenuous so often were confused (even by Shakespeare) that ingenuity has acquired the meaning "capacity for invention or construction" (first attested 1640s).
雙語例句
- 1. We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they solved their difficulties.
- 他們在解決困難中所表現(xiàn)的智慧使我們驚嘆[佩服].
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.
- 那個小男孩做玩具很有創(chuàng)造力.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He is a democrat with the skill, nerve, and ingenuity to push the limits of the possible.
- 他是一個手腕高超、富有膽識、足智多謀的民主黨人，能夠讓不可能的事成為可能。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Inspecting the nest may require some ingenuity.
- 探查鳥巢是需要些技巧的。
來自辭典例句
- 5. You see the ingenuity of the phrasing.
- 你看他字眼用得多有學問.
來自英漢文學 - 敗壞赫德萊堡