(of a person) clever, original, and inventive (人)机灵的;有独创性的;具创造力的 he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget. 他足智多谋,足以克服预算有限的困难。 ■(of a machine or idea) cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose (机器)设计精巧的;(主意)巧妙的
派生 ingeniously adverb ingeniousness noun 语源
late Middle English: from French ingénieux or Latin ingeniosus, from ingenium 'mind, intellect'; compare with engine