cleverness

1. ADJ-GRADED 聪明的;聪颖的;智商高的
   Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
   1. He's a very clever man...
      他非常聪明。
   2. My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was...
      我妹妹向来比我聪明许多。
   3. Her mother was clever at many things.
      她妈妈对许多事情都很精通。
2. ADJ-GRADED (观点、书、发明)巧妙的，绝妙的
   A clever idea, book, or invention is extremely effective and shows the skill of the people involved.
   1. ...a clever and gripping novel.
      构思巧妙、扣人心弦的小说
   2. A colleague of mine in Milan devised the following very clever little experiment.
      我在米兰的一个同事设计了下面这个非常巧妙的小实验。
   3. ...this clever new gadget.
      这个构思巧妙的新奇小玩意儿
3. PHRASE 聪明过头的;过分聪明的
   If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
   1. His many admirers describe him as clever: his enemies as too clever by half.
      崇拜他的人很多说他聪明;恨他的人则说他聪明过了头。

1. She gazed up at him, blinking once or twice, apparently surprised at his cleverness.
   她抬头注视着他，偶尔才眨一下眼睛，显然对他的聪明才智颇为惊讶。
2. Sagacity, unlike cleverness, may increase with age.
   睿智与聪明不同，前者可与年龄俱增。
3. To be together all day long and never talk about fundamentals but take pleasure only in showing one's cleverness& indeed it's a hopeless case!
   群居终日，言不及义，好行小慧，难矣哉。（《论语》）
4. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness.
   除了智慧我们更需要仁慈和礼貌。
5. Our knowledge has made us cynical, our cleverness, hard and unkind.
   我们的知识让我们玩世不恭，我们的智慧让我们冷酷无情。
6. But that brings us back to the excessive cleverness ( and opacity) that we hope to avoid.
   但是这又让我们回到了希望避免的聪明过度（和不透明性）上。
7. We have nothing against cleverness in experimental projects and learning exercises.
   我们在试验项目和学习过程中并不反对这种聪明。
8. Between cleverness and wisdom, I prefer the latter.
   在聪明与智慧之间我更喜欢后者。
9. Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice.
   聪明是一种天赋，而善良是一种选择。
10. Cleverness and wisdom are like twins, but there are essential differences between them.
    聪明与智慧看似一对孪生兄弟，本质与内核又有着根本上的不同。
11. As an adult, I realized he was also very lucky, because cleverness alone cannot keep you safe.
    长大后我才明白，他同时还非常幸运，因为光凭聪明并不能保你安然无恙。
12. And you might think what a strange right but there's a cleverness to it.
    你可以会觉得这个权利很奇怪，但这条权利有它的聪明之处。
13. The actress's beauty and cleverness fascinated everyone.
    那女演员的美丽与聪明迷住了每一个人。
14. The beast had lived up to his reputation for cleverness.
    这畜生确实是聪明极了。
15. Being curious is more important than cleverness or talented.
    拥有好奇心比拥有聪明或天赋更重要。
16. To use cleverness or deceit in avoiding or escaping.
    逃避，逃脱用聪明的方法或欺骗避免或逃脱。
17. It is bad manners to show off your knowledge of cleverness.
    炫耀你的知识和聪明是不好的。
18. She shows a precision that goes beyond mere cleverness.
    她表现出一种比仅仅聪明更为重要的精确性。
19. He has a fond belief in his own cleverness.
    他盲目相信自己的聪明。
20. She kept on expatiating on her son's cleverness.
    她长篇大论地说她儿子有多聪明，说个不停。
21. His cleverness is much admired.
    他的聪明为人羡慕。
22. His great success is due to his own diligence and cleverness.
    他的勤奋和聪明使他获得巨大成功。
23. I shall always remember her kindness and cleverness.
    对她仁慈善良的品德，我们将永远铭记在心。
24. Foreign language learning needs no cleverness, hardworking or good memory, but it needs interest and time.
    外语学习不需要聪明，不需要刻苦，不需要记忆，而需要兴趣和时间。
25. I'm too big a fool to swallow your cleverness.
    我太蠢了，理解不了你的聪明才智。
26. Books and cleverness, there are more important things, friendship and bravery.
    除了书本和小聪明，还有更重要的东西，友爱和勇气。
27. Peter: Oh, the cleverness of me.
    看我多聪明呀！
28. Your cleverness and skill has compelled our admiration.
    你的聪明和技巧使我们不得不敬佩。
29. We all admired the cleverness of the device.
    我们都羡慕这装置的灵巧。
30. I'll allow his cleverness.
    我愿承认他的聪明。

noun

1. the property of being ingenious
   1. a plot of great ingenuity
   2. the cleverness of its design

   Synonym:    ingenuityingeniousness

2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

   Synonym:    brightnesssmartness

3. the power of creative imagination

   Synonym:    inventivenessingeniousnessingenuity