having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level 有智力的,有才智的(尤指才智高的) Annabelle is intelligent and hard-working. 安娜贝勒聪明勤奋。 an intelligent guess. 高明的猜测。 ■(of a device, machine, or building) able to vary its state or action in response to varying situations and requirements, and past experience (装置,机器,建筑物)智能的 ■(especially of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability (尤指计算机终端)智能的。 常与dumb相对
派生 intelligently adverb 语源
early 16th cent.: from Latin intelligent- 'understanding', from the verb intelligere, variant of intellegere 'understand', from inter 'between' + legere 'choose'