intellect
US: /ˈɪnəˌɫɛkt/, /ˈɪntəˌɫɛkt/
UK: /ˈɪntəlˌɛkt/
UK: /ˈɪntəlˌɛkt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
intellect /'intilekt/
- danh từ
- khả năng hiểu biết, khả năng lập luận; trí tuệ, trí năng
- sự hiểu biết
- người hiểu biết; người tài trí
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U, C] the ability to think in a logical way and understand things, especially at an advanced level; your mind: a man of considerable intellect
2 [C] a very intelligent person: She was one of the most formidable intellects of her time.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 rationality, reason, reasonableness, (common) sense, understanding, judgement, cleverness, intelligence, mind, Colloq brains:
You have the intellect, my boy, but it wants developing.
2 See intellectual, 3.
intellectualadj.
1 mental, cerebral:
The greatest minds have brought their intellectual powers to bear on the problem
2 thoughtful, thought-provoking, highbrow, academic, bookish, scholarly, Colloq brainy:
The professor did not find the subject intellectual enough for a dissertation.
n.
3 thinker, intellect, highbrow, mastermind, genius, Colloq brain, egghead:
He enjoys associating with intellectuals at the university.
4 scholar, academician, professor, savant, sage, wise man, guru, polymath, pundit, authority:
The editor of the journal is an intellectual who leaves the details of administration to her deputy.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
brilliant, considerable, formidable, keen, powerful, superior, sharp | limited, low, weak | creative, rational, scientific | human
VERB + INTELLECT
have
She has a formidable intellect.
| exercise
He enjoyed exercising his intellect in analysing the controversies of his day.
Concise English dictionary
intellects'ɪntəlekt
noun
+knowledge and intellectual ability
+the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
+a person who uses the mind creatively
