in·ge·nu·i·ty
noun/ˌɪndʒəˈnjuːəti/
/ˌɪndʒəˈnuːəti/
[uncountable]- the ability to invent things or solve problems in clever new ways
独创力；聪明才智；心灵手巧 - The problem tested the ingenuity of even the most imaginative students.
即使是最有想象力的学生，这个问题也考验着他们的聪明才智。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- Getting out of this mess was going to require a fair degree of ingenuity.
要摆脱这一混乱局面需要具备相当程度的聪明才智。 - It didn't take much ingenuity to transform the door into a table.
把门板改造成桌子没有动多少脑筋。 - The children showed a lot of ingenuity.
孩子们表现出极高的才智。 - There is always a solution, so long as you are prepared to use your ingenuity.
只要愿意运用你的聪明才智，总会找到解决的办法。 - They adapted the available materials with great ingenuity.
他们以非凡的才智改造了现有的材料。 - We have to admire his ingenuity in redesigning the machinery.
我们不得不钦佩他在重新设计机器方面的创造能力。 - someone who has the ingenuity to solve problems
善于解决问题的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
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Word Originlate 16th cent. (also in the senses ‘nobility’ and ‘ingenuousness’): from Latin ingenuitas ‘ingenuousness’, from ingenuus ‘inborn’. The current meaning arose by confusion of ingenuous with ingenious. - The problem tested the ingenuity of even the most imaginative students.