2010年12月16日 · On the surface, one might think that ingenious is somehow based on the word genius. Interestingly, this is not true. The word ingenious does not actually have the in-prefix for negation. Instead, it comes originally from the Latin ingeniōsus, which means "intellectual, talented, ingenious". At times in history it was also spelled "engenious".

2015年11月1日 · According to the American Heritage Dictionary, if you use "genius" in any other meaning, including "an extremely intelligent human being", the correct plural form is "geniuses". Other dictionaries may list more meanings of the word , but the point remains that e.g. three persons with extraordinary mental capacity are geniuses , with "genii ...

2017年4月17日 · The word genius can be used as noun or adjective. To use ‘genius’ as a noun, you have to use the word as if it is a ‘thing’ He is a football genius. That was a stroke of genius. To use ‘genius’ as an adjective, you have to use the word as if you were describing something. He comes up with some amazing, genius ideas!

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2015年12月22日 · @Clare - Robertson cannot be given the entire credit for the proverb, simply because he modified something that was already in existence, namely, the proverb ‘Great minds jump’ (where ‘jump’ is not to be understood in the sense of ‘push oneself off a surface, but in its now-obsolete form, meaning ‘completely agree’).

2018年1月7日 · The quote explicitly uses the term stable genius to indicate that he is not a "defective". As we know "defective" was a historical term used to refer to individuals who had mental disabilities of some kind. So it is clear that in common usage a "stable genius" is intended to mean a genius without any mental disabilities.

2022年5月20日 · As the question implies, I'm interested in only the linguistic distinction between the two words I've listed. I've looked up these two words on some online dictionaries. After some searching, I've

Is there a word for someone who is a genius, or intelligent, but ignorant of obvious things, in a none intention sense? A character flaw. I think of Orwell's "doublethink", according to Wiktionary, the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them, but that doesn't quiet do it.

2013年10月10日 · In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics.. In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction I'm followed by a, but a contraction of I'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of I'm going to, which is itself a contraction of I am going to.

2020年6月5日 · On the contrary, we find ourselves wondering whether his genius wasn’t (ii)_____ in some mysterious way by his mood. the correct answer for the blank is "served". The meaning of second sentence, I guess, is: the clergyman's mood (though melancholic or not good) could serve (or contribute) to his talent in some mysterious (but good) way.