clever

英 ['klevə] 美['klɛvɚ]

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近义词bright skillful cunning intelligent smart alert

反义词

adj. 聪明的；机灵的；熟练的
[ 比较级cleverer 最高级 cleverest ]

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中文词源

clever 聪明的

来自PIE*gleibh,砍，劈，词源同cleft,glyph.进一步来自PIE*skel,砍，劈，词源同skill,scale. 引申词义有鉴别能力的，聪明的。比较science,来自PIE*skei,砍，劈。

词态变化

比较级: cleverer;最高级: cleverest;副词: cleverly;名词: cleverness;

英文词源

clever: clever: [13] Clever is rather a mystery word. There is one isolated instance of what appears to be the word in an early 13th-century bestiary, where it means ‘dextrous’, and the connotations of ‘clutching something’ have led to speculation that it may be connected with claw. It does not appear on the scene again until the late 16th century, when its associations with ‘agility’ and ‘sprightliness’ may point to a link with Middle Dutch klever, of similar meaning. The modern sense ‘intelligent’ did not develop until the 18th century.
clever (adj.): 1580s, "handy, dexterous," apparently from East Anglian dialectal cliver "expert at seizing," perhaps from East Frisian klüfer "skillful," or Norwegian dialectic klover "ready, skillful," and perhaps influenced by Old English clifer "claw, hand" (early usages seem to refer to dexterity). Or perhaps akin to Old Norse kleyfr "easy to split" and from a root related to cleave "to split." Extension to intellect is first recorded 1704.
This is a low word, scarcely ever used but in burlesque or conversation; and applied to any thing a man likes, without a settled meaning. [Johnson, 1755]
The meaning has narrowed since, but clever also often in old use and dialect meant "well-shaped, attractive-looking" and in 19c. American English sometimes "good-natured, agreeable." Related: Cleverly; cleverness.

双语例句

1. Northbridge is a cool, calculating and clever criminal who could strike again.: 诺思布里奇是个头脑冷静、诡计多端、阴险狡诈的罪犯，他可能还会犯案。

2. Rowe does a very clever riff on the nature of prejudice.: 罗就偏见的本质讲了一番很精辟的话。

3. Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.: 即便是聪明人在面对难题时也未必就能表现得特别聪明。

4. She is very clever at getting men to do her bidding!: 她很善于让男人听她的吩咐！

5. He came up with what seemed like a clever wheeze.: 他提出了一个看起来还不错的主意。

英英释意

1. skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends;: "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"

2. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others;: "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

3. mentally quick and resourceful;: "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

4. showing inventiveness and skill;: "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"

考试真题

In post-war Japan, the economy wasn’t doing so great, so you couldn’t get everyday-use items like household cleaners, says Lisa Katayama, author of Urawaza, a book named after the Japanese term for clever lifestyle tips and tricks, So people looked for ways to do with what they had.

Financiers who were not as clever as they thought they were?

And clever as Mr Obama's advisers are, history suggests they will be bad at this

The reaction to his death, with people leaving candles and flowers outside Apple stores and politicians singing praises on the internet, is proof that Mr Jobs had become something much more significant than just a clever money-maker.

To find out if the female dolphin is cleverer than the male one.

A lot of clever people are terrified about artificial intelligence, fearing that robots will one day become so smart that they'll murder all of us.

And it's refreshing to see a strong, curious, clever woman adding her voice to the scientific discourse and a field that has been traditionally dominated by man.

And these big food corporations have so much money to spend on clever tactic design to make young children want to buy their products.

By the time these "solutions" become widely available, scammers will have moved onto cleverer means.

I had advised the kids that while verbs may seem dull, most of the clever things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

Their clever designs and lightweight composites certainly make a difference.

实用场景例句

a clever child: 聪明伶俐的孩子

Clever girl!: 多么聪慧的女孩！

How clever of you to work it out!: 你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了！

He's too clever by half , if you ask me (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious) .: 恕我直言，他未免聪明过头了。

She's clever at getting what she wants.: 她想把什么东西弄到手的时候总是很精的。

He's clever with his hands.: 他的手很灵巧。

a clever little gadget: 精巧的小器具

What a clever idea!: 多么精明的主意！

That (= what you just did) wasn't very clever, was it? (= it wasn't sensible): 那样做不很明智，是不是？

Don't you get clever with me!: 别跟我油嘴滑舌的！

He's a very clever man...: 他非常聪明。

My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was...: 我妹妹向来比我聪明许多。

...a clever and gripping novel.: 构思巧妙、扣人心弦的小说

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。

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。

The clever lawyer tripped the witness.: 那个聪明的律师使证人说错了话.

Thousands of clever men drained from Britain in the years just after the war.: 在战后的头几年里,成千上万的有识之士离开了英国.

This boy is very clever.: 这孩子真鬼.

They noted David to be too clever.: 他们注意到大卫过于聪明.

He is clever at driving.: 他在驾驶方面是精明能干的.

He may be clever, but he doesn't know everything.: 他或许聪明, 但是他不可能知道所有的事情.

George is clever with his pen.: 乔治善于写文章.

The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable.: 这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干.

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