clever
clever
(cleverer, cleverest)
too clever by half
cleverly
adverb
cleverness
noun
语源
(cleverer, cleverest)
- quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent
聪明的，伶俐的
she was an extremely clever and studious young woman.
她是个极为聪明好学的姑娘。
how clever of him to think of this!.
他想出这个主意，多么聪明啊！。
■skilled at doing or achieving something; talented
熟练的，灵巧的；有才能的
he was very clever at getting what he wanted.
他很精于得到他想要的。
both Grandma and Mother were clever with their hands.
外婆和妈妈手都很巧。
■(of a thing, action, or idea) showing intelligence or skill; ingenious
（物品，行动，主意）聪明的，灵巧的；机敏的
a simple but clever idea for helping people learn computing.
一个帮助人们学习电脑的简单而巧妙的主意。
he taught the dog to perform some very clever tricks.
他教那条狗表演一些很灵巧的把戏。
■[usu. with negative](informal)sensible; well advised
(非正式)明智的；深思熟虑的
Joe had a feeling it wasn't too clever, leaving Dolly alone.
乔有种感觉，丢下多利不管并不明智。 - [predic.][with negative](Brit. informal)healthy or well
(英，非正式)健壮的，健康的
I was up and about by this time though still not too clever.
那时我虽然仍还不是很健壮，但已起床走动了。
too clever by half
- (informal)used to express one's belief that a person is annoyingly proud of their intelligence or skill, and that they might overreach themselves
(非正式)未免太聪明了，卖弄小聪明
cleverly
adverb
cleverness
noun
语源
- Middle English (in the sense 'quick to catch hold', only recorded in this period): perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin, and related to cleave. In the late 16th cent. the term came to mean (probably through dialect use) 'manually skilful'; the sense 'possessing mental agility' dates from the early 18th cent
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