1 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) connected with a person's ability to think in a logical way and to understand things 与思维能力和理解能力有关的;智力的:
The boy's intellectual development was very advanced for his age.就他的年纪来说,这个男孩的智力非常发达。
2 (used about a person) enjoying activities in which you have to think deeply about sth (指人)喜欢动脑筋的
➔intellectuallyadv
intellectual²
/ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl ||; ˌɪntḷˈɛktʃυəl/noun
[C] a person who enjoys thinking deeply about things 知识分子
intellectual/͵IntḷˋɛktʃUəl; ˌIntəˈlektʃuəl◄ or ˌIntIˈlektʃuəl◄/adj 1 relating to the ability to understand things and think intelligently 智力的﹐脑力的: children's intellectual development 儿童的智力发育see box at见 INTELLIGENT 方框2 well-educated and interested in serious subjects and ideas 有知识的﹐高智力的 —intellectual n [C] —intellectually adv