genius

美 [ˈdʒiːniəs]英 [ˈdʒiːniəs]
  • n.天才,天资,天赋;天才人物,(某领域的)天才;(特别的)才能,本领;(民族、时代、语言等的)特征,精神,传统;(古罗马神话等中的)守护神 ;神魔,妖怪;(掌管人的命运的)善神,恶神;对别人有巨大影响的人

复数: geniuses

geni- 出生,产生 + -us 名词后缀

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noun

【不规则形式】pl. geniuses
1

天才;天资;天赋
unusually great intelligence, skill or artistic ability

the genius of Shakespeare

莎士比亚的天才

a statesman of genius

天才的政治家

Her idea was a stroke of genius .

她的主意是聪明的一着。

2

天才人物;(某领域的)天才
a person who is unusually intelligent or artistic, or who has a very high level of skill, especially in one area

a mathematical/comic, etc. genius

数学、喜剧等天才

He's a genius at organizing people.

他是人员组织方面的天才。

You don't have to be a genius to see that they are in love!

傻子也能看出他们相爱了!

3

(特别的)才能,本领
a special skill or ability

He had a genius for making people feel at home.

他有一种能够使人感觉轻松自在的本领。

习语

a person or spirit who is thought to have a good/bad influence over you

genius

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 天才;天赋;天资
    Genius is very great ability or skill in a particular subject or activity.

    This is the mark of her real genius as a designer...

    这展现了她作为设计师的真正天赋。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 天才人物
    A genius is a highly talented, creative, or intelligent person.

    Chaplin was not just a genius, he was among the most influential figures in film history.

    卓别林不仅仅是天才,也是电影史上最有影响力的人物之一。

noun

1
unusual mental ability
Synonym: brilliance
2
a natural talent
he has a flair for mathematics
he has a genius for interior decorating
Synonym: flair
3
exceptional creative ability
Synonym: wizardry
4
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Synonym: ace adept champion sensation maven mavin virtuoso hotshot star superstar whiz whizz wizard wiz
5
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Mozart was a child genius
he's smart but he's no Einstein
Synonym: mastermind brain brainiac Einstein

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  1. Where do you draw the line between genius and madness ?

    天才和疯狂之间如何划界呢?

  2. She 's an intelligent woman , I grant you , but she 's no genius .

    我同意,她是一个很聪明的女人,但并不是天才。

  3. He had a genius for making people feel at home .

    他有一种能够使人感觉轻松自在的本领。

  4. He has a positive genius for upsetting people .

    他气人的本事可大呢。

  5. You don 't have to be a genius to see that they are in love !

    傻子也能看出他们相爱了!

  6. Her idea was a stroke of genius .

    她的主意是聪明的一着。

  7. He 's a real genius but he has difficulty verbalizing his ideas .

    他确实是个天才,可是难以用语言表达他的思想。

  8. She 's a smart woman , I grant you , but she 's no genius .

    我同意你的观点,她是一个很聪明的女人,但绝不是天才。

  9. He has been variously described as a hero , a genius and a bully .

    他被描述为英雄、天才、恶霸,不一而足。

  10. She was extolled as a genius .

    她被誉为天才。

  11. The man had genius and had made his mark in the aviation world

    这人很有天赋,在航空界非常出名。

  12. This is the mark of her real genius as a designer

    这展现了她作为设计师的真正天赋。

  13. At the time , his appointment seemed a stroke of genius .

    当时,对他的任命犹如神来之笔。

  14. I think he 's a true genius .

    我认为他是个真正的天才。

  15. Often a genius is recognized only after he is dead and gone .

    天才往往在离开人世之后才得到认可。

  16. He knew , without conceit , he was considered a genius

    不是他自命不凡,他知道大家认为他是个天才。

  17. His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings .

    他的天赋不单体现在建筑物的装饰上。

  18. His genius alone has mastered every crisis .

    仅凭天分,他就控制了所有的危机。

  19. He last night denounced the British ' genius for running ourselves down ' .

    昨晚,他谴责了英国那位“抨击我们自己人的天才”。

  20. I was hoping some of his genius might rub off .

    我希望他的才华也可以影响他人。

  21. The work of an architect of genius always arrests the attention no matter how little remains

    天才建筑师的作品无论残留多少都能最大限度地吸引眼球。

  22. You are either a total genius or else you must be absolutely raving mad

    你要么是个不折不扣的天才,要么就是完全疯了。

  23. Its very title is a stroke of genius .

    其题目本身起得就很有才。

  24. His fellow officers regarded him with awe as some sort of genius

    同事们很敬畏他,视他如天才。

  25. He was a genius and because of it you could accept lapses of taste

    由于他是天才,所以品位上偶有差池大家也不会介意。

  26. He was a poor student from Madras whose genius took him to Cambridge

    他是个来自马德拉斯的穷学生,凭自身的才华上了剑桥。

  27. Still , for those flashes of genius , you can forgive him anything .

    尽管如此,他瞬间显露出的天赋还是会让你原谅他所做的一切。

  28. Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius .

    多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

  29. Chaplin was not just a genius , he was among the most influential figures in film history .

    卓别林不仅仅是天才,也是电影史上最有影响力的人物之一。

  30. The boy was touched with genius .

    那个男孩透着点天分。

后缀
e-名词后缀

minus prep.

min- 小 + -us 名词后缀

campus n. 校园

camp- 平地;田野 + -us 名词后缀

status n. 地位

stat- 站,立 + -us 名词后缀

impetus n. 动力

im- 在内,进入,使 + pet 追寻;寻求 + -us 名词后缀

circus n. 马戏团

circ 圆,环 + -us 名词后缀

chorus n. 副歌

chor- 歌,舞 + -us 名词后缀

consensus n. 一致的意见

con- 共同,一起 + sens 感觉 + -us 名词后缀

bonus n. 奖金

bon- 好 + -us 名词后缀

census n. (官方的)统计

cens- 判断 + -us 名词后缀

talent aptitude faculty genius gift knack 【导航词义:天赋,能力】
talent v. 天资,才能
〔辨析〕

指人在某一方面所具有的可发展和培养的突出天赋,语气弱于 genius。

〔例证〕

The father found that his son had a musical talent.

父亲发现儿子有音乐天赋。

Do you have a talent for painting?

你有绘画天分吗?

He is a writer of exceptional literary talent.

他是位文采出众的作家。

aptitude v. 天资,资质
〔辨析〕

指天生的才能,尤指在学习方面的聪颖资质,能迅速掌握某种技能、技巧等,通常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕

He has a natural aptitude for writing.

他有写作的天赋。

Edison had a remarkable aptitude for inventing new things.

爱迪生具有发明创造的非凡才能。

The boy skipped the third grade because of his great aptitude in mathematics.

那个小男孩因在数学方面极具天赋而从二年级跳到了四年级。

As a child, he showed an aptitude for the piano.

在孩提时代,他便显露出弹奏钢琴的天赋。

faculty v. 〈正式〉才能,技能
〔辨析〕

指某种特殊的才能、能力。

〔例证〕

George has a faculty for inspiring confidence in people.

乔治具有激发他人信心的能力。

Studying has really sharpened her critical faculties.

学习的确增强了她的判断能力。

genius v. 天才,天赋
〔辨析〕

语气最强,可指天赋极高者,也可指天赋的特殊才能与智力,强调高智商,含具有独特的创造力之意。

〔例证〕

Einstein was a great scientific genius.

爱因斯坦是个伟大的科学天才。

He was a genius in both science and art.

他在科学和艺术两方面都是天才。

He has some share of his father's genius.

他有几分父亲传给他的天赋。

She has a genius for linguistics.

她具有学习语言学的天赋。

gift v. 天赋,才能
〔辨析〕

指人天生具有的能力或品质,但不一定具有创造力;也可泛指某人在某一方面突出的个人才能。

〔例证〕

I've always had a gift for learning languages.

我一向有学习语言的天分。

He seemed to have a gift for pastiche.

他似乎有模仿他人作品的天赋。

knack v. 〈非正式〉本事,技能
〔辨析〕

指人天生的或后天学来的某种技能或本领。

〔例证〕

a knack for remembering faces

记人的本领

He has a knack for making money.

他天生有赚钱的本领。

Till has a knack of saying funny things.

蒂尔有说俏皮话的本事。

She's got the knack of getting people to listen.

她有让人倾听的本领。

  • 习语

n.

sb's good/evil genius

给人以好(或坏)影响的人;保护(或毁灭)人的神魔
a person or spirit who is thought to have a good/bad influence over you