| 词组 | genius |
| 释义 | genius /ˈdʒiːniəs/ noun 1. someone who is extremely intelligent or skilful at doing somethingadjectives/nouns + geniusan artistic/musical/literary/creative genius He argued that James Joyce was the greatest literary genius of the 20th century.a scientific/mathematical genius You don’t need to be a mathematical genius to do this calculation.a computer/football/jazz etc genius The game was the invention of a Japanese computer genius.a comic genius Charlie Chaplin was a comic genius.a great genius Picasso was the greatest genius of the century.a real/true genius Hendrix was a true genius, who created his own unique style of guitar playing.an evil genius In the movie he plays an evil genius who wants to take over the world.a boy genius (=a boy or young man who is extremely clever or good at something) The chess championship was won by a Russian boy genius.2. a very high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability, which only very few people haveadjectivesartistic/musical/literary/creative genius The music was written when Mozart was at the peak of his creative genius. | Tolkien was a man of literary genius.great genius He has been described as a man of great genius.pure/sheer genius (=used when emphasizing how good something is) The film is a work of pure genius.real/true genius During the painter’s lifetime, few people recognized his true genius.verbsshow sb’s genius The performance showed his musical genius at its greatest height.sb’s genius lies in sth The author’s genius lies in his ability to make memorable characters.prepositionsa genius for sth She is a kind woman who has a genius for friendship.phrasesa stroke/touch of genius (=a very clever idea) Adding cinnamon to the chocolate mixture was a stroke of genius – the cake tasted wonderful.a work of genius The building is beautiful, a work of genius.a man/artist/writer etc of genius P. G. Wodehouse was a comic writer of genius, whose books still make us laugh. |
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