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学得快的学生)      (hack writer: 雇佣作家(常表平庸)，hack还有两个意思: 1）砍 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.


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: 表示天生的能力或速度(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: 强调感知和理解的快速，quick-witted机智: 危险挑战时能立即快速找答案想办法(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(secretive保密的，这里译作谨慎)，brilliant卓越: 思维敏锐高超不凡(unusual,outstanding)，让人钦佩。



记忆方法：1）首字母ICAQ BSKB: 前四个IQCA想成IQ超A，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.