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unusually great intelligence, skill or artistic ability 天才；天资；天赋 the genius of Shakespeare 莎士比亚的天才 a statesman of genius 天才的政治家 Her idea was a stroke of genius. 她的主意是聪明的一着。
Extra ExamplesIn a flash of pure genius, she realized the answer to the problem. 灵感一闪间，她知道了问题的答案。 She was at the peak of her creative genius. 她的创作力处于巅峰状态。 a work which shows real genius 一件展示真正天才的作品 He was a man of great genius. 他是一个天才。 It's undoubtedly a work of genius. 那无疑是天才之作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- pure
- real
- …
- flash
- spark
- stroke
- …
- have
- show
- lie in something
- of genius
- genius for
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a person who is unusually intelligent or artistic, or who has a very high level of skill, especially in one area 天才人物；（某领域的）天才 a mathematical/comic, etc. genius 数学、喜剧等天才 He's a genius at organizing people. 他是人员组织方面的天才。 You don't have to be a genius to see that they are in love! 傻子也能看出他们相爱了！
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2He was undoubtedly the greatest comic genius of his age. 他无疑是当时最伟大的喜剧天才。 Some people say that there is only ever one true genius born in each generation. 有人说，每一代人只生一个真正的天才。 You're an absolute genius! 你真是个天才！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- natural
- eccentric
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- [singular] genius for something/for doing something
a special skill or ability （特别的）才能，本领 Extra ExamplesShe has a genius for sorting things out. 她非常擅长处理问题。 his genius for pinpointing the absurd 他能准确指出荒谬之处的天赋
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- pure
- real
- …
- flash
- spark
- stroke
- …
- have
- show
- lie in something
- of genius
- genius for
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, ‘attendant spirit present from one's birth, innate ability or inclination’, from the root of gignere ‘beget’. The original sense ‘spirit attendant on a person’ gave rise to a sense ‘a person's characteristic disposition’ (late 16th cent.), which led to a sense ‘a person's natural ability’, and finally ‘exceptional natural ability’ (mid 17th cent.).
Idioms
somebody’s good/evil genius
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a person or spirit who is thought to have a good/bad influence over you 给人以好（或坏）影响的人；保护（或毁灭）人的神魔