geniuses [
'dʒinjəs]
pl. 天才, 创造能力, 才华, 天赋, 天资, 倾向, 风气, 全部特征, 本质, 思潮
Genius \Gen"ius\, n.; pl. E. {Geniuses}; in sense 1, L. {Genii}.
[L. genius, prop., the superior or divine nature which is
innate in everything, the spirit, the tutelar deity or genius
of a person or place, taste, talent, genius, from genere,
gignere, to beget, bring forth. See {Gender}, and cf.
{Engine}.]
1. A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients
to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity;
a supernatural being; a spirit, good or bad. Cf. {Jinnee}.
The unseen genius of the wood. --Milton.
We talk of genius still, but with thought how
changed! The genius of Augustus was a tutelary
demon, to be sworn by and to receive offerings on an
altar as a deity. --Tylor.
2. The peculiar structure of mind with which each individual
is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind
which is peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for
certain kinds of action or special success in any pursuit;
special taste, inclination, or disposition; as, a genius
for history, for poetry, or painting.
3. Peculiar character; animating spirit, as of a nation, a
religion, a language.
4. Distinguished mental superiority; uncommon intellectual
power; especially, superior power of invention or
origination of any kind, or of forming new combinations;
as, a man of genius.
Genius of the highest kind implies an unusual
intensity of the modifying power. --Coleridge.
5. A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of
superior intellectual faculties and creativity; as,
Shakespeare was a rare genius.
Syn: {Genius}, {Talent}.
Usage: Genius implies high and peculiar gifts of nature,
impelling the mind to certain favorite kinds of mental
effort, and producing new combinations of ideas,
imagery, etc. Talent supposes general strength of
intellect, with a peculiar aptitude for being molded
and directed to specific employments and valuable ends
and purposes. Genius is connected more or less with
the exercise of imagination, and reaches its ends by a
kind of intuitive power. Talent depends more on high
mental training, and a perfect command of all the
faculties, memory, judgment, sagacity, etc. Hence we
speak of a genius for poetry, painting. etc., and a
talent for business or diplomacy. Among English
orators, Lord Chatham was distinguished for his
genius; William Pitt for his pre["e]minent talents,
and especially his unrivaled talent for debate.
{Genius loci}[L.], the genius or presiding divinity of a
place; hence, the pervading spirit of a place or
institution, as of a college, etc.
- 'There are geniuses out there who produce extraordinary work.
- That's how he met MIT's Mr. Fredkin, who, ironically, was discussing misunderstood geniuses with colleague Marvin Minsky one day in the early 1970s when Mr. Gunkel barged in.
- There are few geniuses; there are many who have experience, the virtues of the heart and the habits of business." Not much has changed, Michel said.
- I hardly even met him: we used to refer to him and his executives as the Pope and the college of Cardinals.' So genius flourished unencumbered? 'We weren't geniuses.
- Test on Marketing Basics Taxes Top Managers POOR scores by senior executives on a test of marketing principles confirm what underappreciated ad agencies already know: Top managers may be financial whizzes, but they aren't marketing geniuses.
- "We still need those one or two geniuses," says Shigenori Matsushita, a general manager of Toshiba's information processing group. Some blame the industry structure for stifling that.
- They had no children _ Dali said geniuses always produced mediocre children.
- "They said `oh, so these guys are geniuses,' and the stock shot up," says Mr. Woods.
- Perhaps it is more likely to be found by highly motivated geniuses working for small companies.
- Johnson the singer, Johnson the guitarist, Johnson the poet, Johnson the composer; they're all geniuses.
- Why does reality so often go its own way in defiance of these "geniuses?"