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