1. 聰明的;聰穎的;智商高的 Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
e.g. He's a very clever man... 他非常聰明。 e.g. My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was... 我妹妹向來(lái)比我聰明許多。
cleverly She would cleverly pick up on what I said. 她會(huì )非常聰慧地領(lǐng)悟我所說(shuō)的話(huà)。cleverness Her cleverness seems to get in the way of her emotions. 她好像聰明有余，激情不足。
2. (觀(guān)點(diǎn)、書(shū)、發(fā)明)巧妙的，絕妙的 A clever idea, book, or invention is extremely effective and shows the skill of the people involved.
clever是什么意思
e.g. ...a clever and gripping novel. 構思巧妙、扣人心弦的小說(shuō) e.g. A colleague of mine in Milan devised the following very clever little experiment. 我在米蘭的一個(gè)同事設計了下面這個(gè)非常巧妙的小實(shí)驗。
cleverly ...a cleverly designed swimsuit. 設計新穎獨特的女式泳衣
3. 聰明過(guò)頭的;過(guò)分聰明的 If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
e.g. His many admirers describe him as clever: his enemies as too clever by half. 崇拜他的人很多說(shuō)他聰明;恨他的人則說(shuō)他聰明過(guò)了頭。