英语单词:intellectual

意思翻译

intellectual

adjective uk/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/ us/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/

B2 智力的，脑力的

relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas

Looking after a baby at home all day is nice but it doesn't provide much intellectual stimulation. 整天在家照看婴儿虽然不错，但让人不怎么动脑子。

I like detective stories and romances - nothing too intellectual. 我喜欢侦探小说和爱情故事——不怎么费脑筋。 More examples

His approach to acting is visceral rather than intellectual.

While she was at home looking after her children, she felt deprived of intellectual stimulation.

Her arguments lacked intellectual rigour.

His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing.

Throughout her marriage she never considered her husband as her intellectual equal.

intellectual

noun [ C ] uk/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/ us/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/

C2 知识分子，脑力劳动者

a very educated person whose interests are studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and mental effort

She was too much of an intellectual to find popular movies interesting. 她太书卷气了，认为流行电影没什么意思。