cleverer
adj. 聰明的( clever的比較級 ); 精巧的; 靈巧的; 油腔滑調的
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。
But in some respects cave dwellers were far cleverer than us.
但是在某些方面穴居人要比我們聰明得多。
She's so obviously cleverer and prettier than I am.
她明顯要比我聰明、漂亮得多。
By contrast, he was much cleverer.
相比之下, 他要機靈得多.
Mr Morton is undoubtedly cleverer than Mr Kirkby, but he will be hard put to match his popularity.
莫頓先生無疑比柯克比先生更聰明,但他將很難像柯克比先生那樣受人歡迎。
My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was.
我妹妹向來比我聰明許多。