genius

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ge·ni·us /ˈdʒiːniəs/ noun 1 [uncountable]INTELLIGENT a very high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability, which only a few people have 天才，天赋 The film reveals Fellini’s genius. 这部影片展现了费里尼的天赋。work/writer/man etc of genius Wynford was an architect of genius. 温福德是一名天才建筑师。a stroke of genius (=a very clever idea) 神来之笔 At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius. 当时，他的任命似乎是一个高明之举。 a work of pure genius 天才之作► see thesaurus at skill2 [countable]INTELLIGENT someone who has an unusually high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability 有天才的人，天才人物 Freud was a genius. 弗洛伊德是个天才。musical/comic/mathematical etc genius 音乐/喜剧/数学等天才a genius at (doing) something My father was a genius at storytelling. 我父亲是个讲故事的天才。3 a genius for (doing) something GOOD ATspecial skill at doing something （做）某事的天才 That woman has a genius for organization. 那个女人的组织能力超乎常人。 Warhol’s genius for publicity 沃霍尔的宣传天才

Examples from the Corpus

genius• Perot was a wonderful businessman and a genius in his own way.• Sandra will deal with it. That woman has a genius for organization.• They would think me, if not a genius, then at least astute.• His enduring passion and genius is financial.• Her teachers recognized her genius early on.• All have found to their cost that on his game there's simply no stopping the hurling genius.• I admire the Japanese genius for improving ideas from other countries.• a math genius• Einstein was probably the greatest mathematical genius of all time.• Sakharov was a man of genius.• Really, quite a stroke of genius.• Maurice was always entertaining, but there was a touch of genius in the way he talked that night.• Nude or clothed, the female figure has been at the centre of debates about the genius in art.• Could a computer ever achieve the genius of men like Newton and Einstein.work/writer/man etc of genius• Supposedly tackling the question, Are men of genius irritable? it is in fact an onslaught on critics.• They were hardly works of genius, they were a bit awkward.• On the other hand, intelligently entertaining and communicative works provide a background from which works of genius can emerge.musical/comic/mathematical etc genius• Danielle Salamon was also four when she was feted as a musical genius in 1953.• The resulting fictionalised account is a faithful portrait of a musical genius, drunken lout, spiritual healer, liar and clown.• I mean, he was a comic genius, yet he still wanted to be something he wasn't.• Stephen Wolfram, a mathematical genius who did pioneering work on the varieties of computer algorithms agrees.• I decide that he is a latent mathematical genius.• It's one of those rare books of comic genius that imprints itself on the brain and can never afterwards be eradicated.• Many of the individuals in these groups have dazzling individual skills mathematical genius is often one.• Fortunately, the timeless musical genius knew when to call it quits, though his stunning creations live on.Origin genius (1300-1400) Latin “spirit who guards a person or place”, from gignere; → GENITAL

ge·ni·us nounChineseSyllable

level very of a mental Corpus or intelligence, ability, skill, high

genius
ge‧ni‧us /ˈdʒiːniəs/

noun

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: 'spirit who guards a person or place', from gignere; ⇨ genital

1. [uncountable] a very high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability, which only a few people have:

The film reveals Fellini’s genius.
work/writer/man etc of genius

Wynford was an architect of genius.
a stroke of genius (=a very clever idea)

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

a work of pure genius
2. [countable] someone who has an unusually high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability:

Freud was a genius.
    musical/comic/mathematical etc genius
    a genius at (doing) something

My father was a genius at storytelling.
3. a genius for (doing) something special skill at doing something:

That woman has a genius for organization.

Warhol’s genius for publicity

THESAURUS

   ▪ skill [uncountable and countable] an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practised it: He plays the piano with great skill. | communication/language/computer etc skills | The course will help you improve your communication skills.
   ▪ talent [uncountable and countable] a natural ability to do something well which can be developed with practice: She was a young artist with a lot of talent. | She showed a talent for acting from an early age. | He is a man of many talents.
   ▪ genius [uncountable] very great ability, which only a few people have: The opera shows Mozart’s genius as a composer. | Picasso was a painter of genius.
   ▪ gift [countable] a natural ability to do something very well, which you were born with: You can see that he has a gift for the game. | Winterson has great gifts as a writer.
   ▪ flair [singular, uncountable] skill for doing something, especially something that needs imagination and creativity: The job does require some creative flair. | She has a flair for languages.
   ▪ expertise [uncountable] specialized knowledge of a technical subject, which you get from experience of doing that type of work: The technical expertise for building the dam is being provided by a US company.
   ▪ a/the knack /næk/ [singular] informal a special skill for doing a particular thing, especially a simple everyday thing: Breadmaking is easy once you get the knack. | He has a knack for making people feel relaxed.

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