【同义词辨析】 聪明intelligent-brilliant

intelligent: stresses superiority of mind and success in coping with new situations or in solving problems: an ~ person could assemble it in 10 minutes.


clever: implies native ability or aptness, and sometimes suggests a lack of more substantial qualities: a hack writer who was somewhat ~ with words. (apt: 基本意思是quick快速: an apt student学得的学生)      (hack writer: 雇佣作家(常表平庸),hack还有两个意思: 1) 2)非法访问计算机)


alert: stresses quickness in perceiving and understanding: ~ to new developments in technology.


quick-witted: implies promptness in finding answers or in devising expedients in moments of danger or challenge: no match for her ~ opponent. (prompt立即,没有拖延immediate,wthout delay: a prompt reply迅速答复) (devise和invent的区别,devise: 设计,强调努力想办法invent: 发明,强调首创可能有幸运成分)


bright: suggests cleverness, especially in liveliness of mind or talk or manner: a press secretary who was very young but very ~.


smart: implies cleverness combined with an alertness or quick-wittedness that allows one to get ahead: a ~ girl with her eye out for the right opportunity.


knowing: suggests the possession of information or knowledge that is necessary or useful, and can also suggest sophistication or secretiveness: difficult to deceive a ~ customer.     (secretive保密的,这里译作谨慎)


brilliant: implies such unusual and outstanding keenness of intellect as to excite admiration: a ~ scientist.


intelligent智力智商: 思维卓越(superiority of mind),能成功应对新情况解决问题,clever聪明: 表示天生能力或速度(native ability or aptness),有时表示缺乏实质(substantial实质的重大的,所谓小聪明), alert敏锐: 强调感知理解的快速,quick-witted机智: 危险挑战时能立即快速答案办法(expedient应急权宜), bright聪明: 也表示聪明,特别是思维言行活跃(liveliness),smart也是聪明: 兼具聪明敏锐机智(...combined with...)使人领先(get ahead),阿甘用它形容母亲,knowing懂行的: 具有知识信息懂世故谨慎,brilliant卓越: 高超非凡的敏锐思维,让人钦佩


记忆方法: 1) 首字母ICAQ BSKB: 前四个IQCA想成IQA,后4个BKBS想成不可不说<==聪明

          2) 聪明的意思是思维敏锐快速mean mentally keen or quick.