c. 1500, a back-formation from intelligence or else from Latin intelligentem (nominative intelligens), present participle of intelligere, earlier intellegere (see intelligence). Intelligent design, as a name for an alternative to atheistic cosmology and the theory of evolution, is from 1999. Related: Intelligently.
实用例句
1. She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.
她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。来自柯林斯例句
2. An intelligent computer will be an indispensable diagnostic tool for doctors.
智能计算机将成为医生不可或缺的诊断工具。来自柯林斯例句
3. All your arguments presuppose that he's a rational, intelligent man.
你所有论点的前提都是他是一个理性而聪明的人。来自柯林斯例句
4. Susan'sa very bright and intelligent woman who knows her own mind.
苏珊是个非常聪明、有主见的女子。来自柯林斯例句
5. He ventured the opinion that "whales are as intelligent as human beings".
