ingenious
ingenious — 形容詞
1. A person who is ingenious is naturally good at finding clever and original ways
巧妙的
聰明且富有創意；能巧妙解決問題
A person who is ingenious is naturally good at finding clever and original ways to solve problems or create useful things. A design, idea, or machine described as ingenious is made or planned in a highly clever way, using fresh thinking that works well for its purpose.
Mira came up with an ingenious way to keep vegetables fresh without using electricity.
Mira 想出一個巧妙的方法，不需用電就能讓蔬菜保持新鮮。
collocation: ingenious way to + verb
This wheelchair is so ingenious that it folds small enough to fit inside a car trunk.
這款折疊式輪椅的設計非常巧妙，能整齊地放進汽車後車廂。
pattern: so ingenious that + result clause
Nicholas developed an ingenious system for sorting recycling that the whole neighbourhood now uses.
Nicholas 開發了一套巧妙的資源回收分類系統，現在整個社區都在使用。
Rafael came up with an ingenious method for teaching young children to read music.
Rafael 想出了一個巧妙的方法，教幼兒學習讀樂譜。
- clever
more general and less formal; can describe simple smartness
- inventive
focuses on the ability to create or think of new things
- resourceful
emphasises the ability to handle difficult situations with limited means
- clumsy
describes something badly made or planned
- unimaginative
describes something lacking new or original ideas