詞語：clever
clever是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
clever
[5klevE]
adj.
機靈的, 聰明的
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
clever
clev.er
AHD:[klμv「…r]
D.J.[6klev*]
K.K.[6klWv+]
adj.（形容詞）
clev.er.er， clev.er.est
(1)Mentally quick and original; bright.
聰明的，伶俐的：思維敏捷且有創造性的；聰明的
(2)Nimble with the hands or body; dexterous.
靈敏的：手或身體敏捷的；靈敏的
(3)Exhibiting quick-wittedness:
機智的，巧妙的：表現快速機智的：
a clever story.
機智的故事
(4)New England Easily managed; docile:
【新英格蘭】 溫順的，聽話的：易於管理的；馴良溫順的：
「Oxen must be pretty clever to be bossed around the way they are」(Dialect Notes)
「牛必須要很馴服才能接受指揮」(方言註釋)
(5)New England Affable but not especially smart.
【新英格蘭】 溫和的：友善但不是特別機敏的
(6)Chiefly Southern U.S. Good-natured; amiable.See Regional Note at ugly
【多用於美國南部】 性情和順的：天性良好的；和善的參見 ugly
語源
(1)Middle English cliver ; akin to East Frisian klifer, klufer
中古英語 cliver ；類似於 東弗裡斯蘭語 klifer, klufer
(2)perhaps from kl?n [to gnaw apart, work assiduously]
可能源自 kl?n [咬開，工作勤勉的]
(3)[of Low German origin] ; akin to Old Saxon klioban [to split, cleave] * see gleubh-
[源於日耳曼語] ；類似於 古撒克遜語 klioban [裂開，打通] *參見 gleubh-
繼承用法
clev「erly
adv.（副詞）
clev「erness
n.（名詞）
參考詞彙
(1)clever， ingenious， shrewd
(2)These adjectives are compared as they refer to mental adroitness or to practical ingenuity and skill.
這些形容詞在表示心地機智靈敏或實際的獨創性和能力上有所區別。
(3)Clever, the most comprehensive, stresses mental quickness or adeptness:
Clever 極富理解力的，強調反應迅速或適應性強：
「If I ever felt inclined to be timid as I was going into a room full of people, I would say to myself, 『You're the cleverest member of one of the cleverest families in the cleverest class of the cleverest nation in the world, why should you be frightened?』」 (Beatrice Webb).
「一旦我進入充滿人的房間而感到膽怯時，我就會對自己說，『你是這個世界上最聰明國家的最聰明階層的最聰明家庭的最聰明成員，為什麼你會被嚇著呢？』 （比阿特麗斯·韋伯）。
(4)Ingenious implies originality and inventiveness:
Ingenious 表示有創造力和有創造性：
「an ingenious solution to the storage problem」 (Linda Greider).
「解決貯藏問題的創造性辦法」 （林達·格蕾德）。
(5)Shrewd emphasizes mental astuteness and practical understanding:
Shrewd 強調精明及實際理解力：
「a woman of shrewd intellect and masculine character」 (Leslie Stephen).
「具有精明的才智及男子氣概的婦女」 （萊斯利·斯蒂芬）
註釋
In the 17th and 18th centuries, in addition to its basic sense of 「able to use the brain readily and effectively,」 the word clever acquired a constellation of imprecise but generally positive senses in regional British speech: 「clean-limbed and handsome,」 「neat and convenient to use,」 and 「of an agreeable disposition.」 Some of these British regional senses, brought over when America was colonized, are still found in American regional speech, as in the South, where clever can mean 「good-natured, amiable,」 in old-fashioned speech. The speech of New England extends the meaning 「good-natured」 to animals in the specific sense of 「easily managed, docile.」 Perhaps it was the association with animals that gave rise to another meaning, 「affable but not especially smart,」 applicable to people when used in old-fashioned New England dialects.
在17和18世紀時，clever 一詞除了其基本含義「能夠輕鬆、有效地用腦」外，還在英國方言中具有大量不準確但明確的含義， 「身材勻稱且英俊倜儻」、「整潔有序且便於使用」和「令人愉快的個性」。英國方言中的一部分含義是美國被殖民統治時傳播開來，在美國方言中至今仍然可見，如在南部的舊式方言中， clever 可以表示「脾氣好的、和藹的」。 新英格蘭方言把「脾氣好的」意思拓展到動物，表示「易於管理的、溫馴的」的特定含義。可能因其與動物有關而導致另一含義「友善但不是特別機敏」的產生，適用於使用舊式新英格蘭方言的人
註釋
Being too clever is thought to be unwise, and support for this popular notion may be afforded by the fact that the devil seems to have been the first 「clever」 one in English. The source of our word clever is probably the Middle English word cliver, recorded only once in a work written before 1250, in which it is said that the devil is 「cliver on sinnes.」 This means something like 「skillful in respect to sins.」 Cliver probably goes back to the Indo-European root gleubh-, 「to cut, cleave.」 Although the intermediate ancestry of cliver is unclear, the semantic connection has to do with penetration or incisiveness—that is, cutting through to the heart of the matter, just as a woodcarver cuts through material in order to realize a certain vision.
太聰明被認為是愚蠢的，英語中魔鬼被認為是第一「聰明的」，這一事實可能是這一普遍概念的例證。clever 的詞源可能是中世紀英語單詞 cliver , 僅在一本1250年以前寫的著作中出現過一次，書中說魔鬼「在犯罪方面很聰明」。這個含義有些類似於「在犯罪方面很有本事。」Cliver 可以追溯到印歐詞根 gleubh- 「切、削」。 雖然cliver 的中介來源尚不清楚， 但語義的聯繫肯定與穿透力或透徹性有關--即穿透事物的本質，就像木工劈開材料以瞭解其內在材質
現代英漢詞典
clever
[5klevE(r)]
adj.
(1)聰明的；伶俐的；靈巧的
My brother is clever at dealing with business.
我弟弟善於經商。;我弟弟的生意做得很精/機靈。
(2)熟練的
a clever worker
熟練工人
(3)機敏的；精巧的
a clever speech
機敏的談話
(4)耍小聰明的（人）；膚淺的；精靈的
現代英漢綜合大辭典
clever
[5klevE]
adj.
(1)能幹的； 聰明的； 伶俐的； 靈巧的
(2)〔美方〕性情溫良的， 和藹可親的
(3)〔美方〕英俊的； 壯健的； 風采優雅的
be clever at
擅長於； 善於使用
clever fingers
巧手， 妙手
繼承用法
cleverish
adj.
有小聰明的， 靈巧的
cleverishly
adv.
cleverly
adv.
[方]完全， 全然
詞性變化
clever
[5klevE]
adj.
[美俚]壯健， 結實
cleverness
n.
習慣用語
be as clever as they make'em
非常狡猾； 非常精明
too clever by half
未免太聰明了， 賣弄小聰明
用法詞典
clever
來自中古英語 cliver(手爪).聰明伶俐首先意味著手快
英文相關詞典
clever
alertbrightcunningintelligentskillfulsmartabsurdfoolishsillystupid
[七國語言]英漢公共大詞典
clever
靈巧的;聰媚
美國傳統詞典
clever
clev.er
AHD:[klμv「…r]
D.J.[6klev*]
K.K.[6klWv+]
adj.
clev.er.er, clev.er.est
(1)Mentally quick and original; bright.
(2)Nimble with the hands or body; dexterous.
(3)Exhibiting quick-wittedness:
a clever story.
(4)New England Easily managed; docile:
「Oxen must be pretty clever to be bossed around the way they are」(Dialect Notes)
(5)New England Affable but not especially smart.
(6)Chiefly Southern U.S. Good-natured; amiable.See Regional Note at ugly
語源
(1)Middle English cliver ; akin to East Frisian klifer, klufer
(2)perhaps from kl?n [to gnaw apart, work assiduously]
(3)[of Low German origin] ; akin to Old Saxon klioban [to split, cleave] * see gleubh-
繼承用法
clev「erly
adv.
clev「erness
n.
參考詞彙
(1)clever, ingenious, shrewd
(2)These adjectives are compared as they refer to mental adroitness or to practical ingenuity and skill.
(3)Clever, the most comprehensive, stresses mental quickness or adeptness:
「If I ever felt inclined to be timid as I was going into a room full of people, I would say to myself, 『You're the cleverest member of one of the cleverest families in the cleverest class of the cleverest nation in the world, why should you be frightened?』」 (Beatrice Webb).
(4)Ingenious implies originality and inventiveness:
「an ingenious solution to the storage problem」 (Linda Greider).
(5)Shrewd emphasizes mental astuteness and practical understanding:
「a woman of shrewd intellect and masculine character」 (Leslie Stephen).
註釋
In the 17th and 18th centuries, in addition to its basic sense of 「able to use the brain readily and effectively,」 the word clever acquired a constellation of imprecise but generally positive senses in regional British speech: 「clean-limbed and handsome,」 「neat and convenient to use,」 and 「of an agreeable disposition.」 Some of these British regional senses, brought over when America was colonized, are still found in American regional speech, as in the South, where clever can mean 「good-natured, amiable,」 in old-fashioned speech. The speech of New England extends the meaning 「good-natured」 to animals in the specific sense of 「easily managed, docile.」 Perhaps it was the association with animals that gave rise to another meaning, 「affable but not especially smart,」 applicable to people when used in old-fashioned New England dialects.
註釋
Being too clever is thought to be unwise, and support for this popular notion may be afforded by the fact that the devil seems to have been the first 「clever」 one in English. The source of our word clever is probably the Middle English word cliver, recorded only once in a work written before 1250, in which it is said that the devil is 「cliver on sinnes.」 This means something like 「skillful in respect to sins.」 Cliver probably goes back to the Indo-European root gleubh-, 「to cut, cleave.」 Although the intermediate ancestry of cliver is unclear, the semantic connection has to do with penetration or incisiveness—that is, cutting through to the heart of the matter, just as a woodcarver cuts through material in order to realize a certain vision.
英漢化學大詞典
clever
adj.精巧的,靈巧的,巧妙的
英漢計算機大詞典
clever
adj.精巧的(靈巧的,巧妙的
英漢心理學大詞典
clever
聰明的