clever
adj. 聰明的; 巧妙的
Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
He's a very clever man...
他非常聰明。
My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was...
我妹妹向來比我聰明許多。
A clever idea, book, or invention is extremely effective and shows the skill of the people involved.
...a clever and gripping novel.
構思巧妙、扣人心絃的小說
A colleague of mine in Milan devised the following very clever little experiment.
我在米蘭的一個同事設計了下面這個非常巧妙的小實驗。
If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
His many admirers describe him as clever: his enemies as too clever by half.
崇拜他的人很多說他聰明;恨他的人則說他聰明過了頭。
1. skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends;
2. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others;
3. mentally quick and resourceful;
4. showing inventiveness and skill;
bright, clever, wise, brilliant, intelligent, ingenious, smart, shrewd
這些形容詞均含有"聰明的"之意。
too clever by half
(非正式)未免太聰明瞭,賣弄小聰明
The clever lawyer tripped the witness.
那個聰明的律師使證人說錯了話.
Thousands of clever men drained from Britain in the years just after the war.
在戰後的頭幾年裡,成千上萬的有識之士離開了英國.
This boy is very clever.
這孩子真鬼.
They noted David to be too clever.
他們注意到大衛過於聰明.
He is clever at driving.
他在駕駛方面是精明能幹的.