ingenuity
英[,ɪndʒɪ'njuːɪtɪ]
美[,ɪndʒə'nuəti]
词态变化
复数: ingenuities;
助记提示
1、该单词原本属于ingenuous单词的变形，因此，在含义上原本也应该趋同，但是，由于在历史上的一段时期内，ingenious和ingenuous两个单词被混用，导致了ingenuity接受了ingenious的含义，随着历史的发展，该单词后来又抛弃了原本的含义，使其含义与ingenious趋同，因此，该单词算是另类，不能直接从词根上解释，要特别注意，加强区别和记忆。
中文词源
ingenuity 灵巧，心灵手巧来自ingenious,灵巧的，精巧的。
英文词源
- 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).
双语例句
- 1. We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they solved their difficulties.
- 他们在解决困难中所表现的智慧使我们惊叹[佩服].
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.
- 那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He is a democrat with the skill, nerve, and ingenuity to push the limits of the possible.
- 他是一个手腕高超、富有胆识、足智多谋的民主党人，能够让不可能的事成为可能。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Inspecting the nest may require some ingenuity.
- 探查鸟巢是需要些技巧的。
来自辞典例句
- 5. You see the ingenuity of the phrasing.
- 你看他字眼用得多有学问.
来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡