intellectual
adjective uk/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/ us/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
B2 智力的，脑力的
relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas
Looking after a baby at home all day is nice but it doesn't provide much intellectual stimulation. 整天在家照看婴儿虽然不错，但让人不怎么动脑子。
I like detective stories and romances - nothing too intellectual. 我喜欢侦探小说和爱情故事——不怎么费脑筋。
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- His approach to acting is visceral rather than intellectual.
- While she was at home looking after her children, she felt deprived of intellectual stimulation.
- Her arguments lacked intellectual rigour.
- His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing.
- Throughout her marriage she never considered her husband as her intellectual equal.
intellectual
noun [ C ] uk/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/ us/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
C2 知识分子，脑力劳动者
a very educated person whose interests are studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and mental effort
She was too much of an intellectual to find popular movies interesting. 她太书卷气了，认为流行电影没什么意思。