genius
英 [ˈdʒiːniəs]
美 [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
复数：geniuses
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同义词辨析
talentaptitudefacultygeniusgiftknack【导航词义：天赋，能力】
talentn. 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。
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。
aptituden. 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。
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。
facultyn. 〈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。
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。
geniusn. 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。
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。
giftn. 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。
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。
knackn. 〈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。
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。
习惯用语
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
牛津词典
noun
- 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。
- the genius of Shakespeare
- 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！
- a mathematical/comic, etc. genius
- （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。
- He had a genius for making people feel at home.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 天才；天赋；天资
Geniusis 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。 - 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。 - Its very title is a stroke of genius.
其题目本身起得就很有才。
- This is the mark of her real genius as a designer...
- N-COUNT 天才人物
Ageniusis 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。
- Chaplin was not just a genius, he was among the most influential figures in film history.
英英释义
noun
- unusual mental ability
- a natural talent
- he has a flair for mathematics
- he has a genius for interior decorating
- exceptional creative ability
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- Mozart was a child genius
- he's smart but he's no Einstein
双语例句
- The musical establishment think he is a musical genius.
音乐界权威人士认为他是个音乐天才。 - At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius.
当时，对他的任命犹如神来之笔。 - He is what is called a genius.
他是个所谓的天才。 - Linus Pauling is an unconventional genius
莱纳斯·鲍林是个标新立异的天才人物。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - His son and daughter are clever that everyone labelled them as the genius.
他儿子和女儿都非常聪明，大伙都称他们是天才。 - He hated pomposity and disliked being called a genius.
他憎恶自负的作派，而且不喜欢被称为天才。 - 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。