genius

US: /ˈdʒinjəs/

UK: /d‍ʒˈiːnɪəs/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

genius /'dʤenitiv/
  • danh từ, số nhiều geniuses
    • (không có snh) thiên tài, thiên tư
      • a poet of genius: nhà thơ thiên tài
      • to have a genius for mathematcs: có thiên tài về toán học
    • người thiên tài, người anh tài, bậc kỳ tài
    • (thường) dùng số ít thần bản mệnh (tôn giáo La-mã)
    • tinh thần, đặc tính (chủng tộc, ngôn ngữ, thời đại...)
    • liên tưởng; cảm hứng
    • (số nhiều genii) thần
      • good genius: thần thiện
      • evil genius: thần ác

Advanced English dictionary

+ noun (plural geniuses)
1 [U] unusually great intelligence, skill or artistic ability: the genius of Shakespeare + a statesman of genius + Her idea was a stroke of genius.
2 [C] a person who is unusually intelligent or artistic, or who has a very high level of skill, especially in one area: a mathematical / comic genius + He's a genius at organizing people. + You don't have to be a genius to see that they are in love!
3 [sing.] ~ for sth / for doing sth a special skill or ability: He had a genius for making people feel at home.
Idioms: sb's good / evil genius (especially BrE) a person or spirit who is thought to have a good/bad influence over you

Thesaurus dictionary

n.
1 mastermind, master, virtuoso, intellect; maestro, expert, adept; Colloq brain, Einstein:
At the age of nine, this genius entered university.
2 intelligence, brilliance, wit, ingenuity, brains, ability, aptitude:
She is a woman of incredible genius.
3 talent, gift, knack, faculty, flair, aptitude, forte, capacity, ability, capability:
He has a genius for saying the wrong thing.

Collocation

1 very great and unusual ability

ADJ.

great, pure, real | natural

QUANT.

flash, stroke, touch
In a flash of pure genius, she realized the answer to the problem. It was a stroke of genius on my part to avoid such awkward questions.

VERB + GENIUS

have
She has a genius for sorting things out.
| show
a work which shows real genius

GENIUS + VERB

lie in sth
His genius lies in his ability to convey pure terror in his work.

PREP.

of ~
a writer of genius
| ~ for
his genius for pinpointing the absurd

2 person with great and unusual ability

ADJ.

great | natural | eccentric, wayward | artistic, comic, creative, literary, mathematical, military, musical, etc.


Concise dictionary

genii|geniuses'dʒɪːnɪəs
noun
+someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
+unusual mental ability
+someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
+exceptional creative ability
+a natural talent

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