in‧tel‧li‧gent S3 AC / ɪntelədʒ ə nt, ɪntelɪdʒ ə nt / 形容词

1 an intelligent person has a high level of mental ability and is good at understanding ideas and thinking clearly :

a group of highly intelligent (= very intelligent ) students

Sontag was once famously described as the most intelligent woman in America.

2 an intelligent comment, question, conversation etc shows that you have thought about something carefully and understand it well :

an intelligent question

You can’t have an intelligent conversation with him.

3 an intelligent creature is able to think and understand :

Are there intelligent beings on other planets?

forms of intelligent life

4 an intelligent machine, system etc is able to learn and use information

— intelligently 副词

THESAURUS

intelligent having a high level of mental ability, and good at thinking clearly and understanding ideas : The top universities aim to select the most intelligent students.

clever especially British English , smart especially American English intelligent, so that you can think and learn quickly and find ways to solve problems : That was very clever of you. How did you do that? | I wasn’t smart enough to be a lawyer.

bright intelligent – used especially about children and young people : He’s a very bright kid. | the brightest student in the class

brilliant extremely intelligent and good at the work you do : a brilliant scientist

gifted a gifted child is much more intelligent than most other children : a special school for gifted children

wise able to make good decisions and give sensible advice, especially because you have a lot of experience : a wise old man

cunning/crafty good at using your intelligence to get what you want, often by making secret plans or tricking people : She was cunning enough to keep this latest piece of information secret. | He’s a crafty old devil!

brainy informal intelligent and good at studying : My sister is the brainy one in our family.