intellectual

知的な、精神的な

体や感情よりも、考えること・理解・学習に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with thinking, understanding, or learning, rather than with the body or feelings.

• Chess is an intellectual challenge.
• The course helps children develop intellectual skills.
• She enjoys both physical activity and intellectual debate.

類義語： mental, cognitive

反対語： physical

よく使う表現： intellectual development, intellectual ability, intellectual challenge

知的な、教養のある

知識が豊かで、深く考えたり学んだり議論したりするのが好きな。

やさしい英語で： Knowing a lot and enjoying serious thought, study, and discussion.

• She grew up in an intellectual family.
• His intellectual friends enjoy discussing history.
• The speaker attracted a largely intellectual audience.

類義語： learned, educated

よく使う表現： an intellectual person, intellectual friends, intellectual audience

知的な、聡明な

筋道立てて考え、難しい考えを理解できる。

やさしい英語で： Able to think clearly and understand difficult ideas.

• He is an intellectual young man.
• Her intellectual mind quickly understood the problem.
• The teacher described him as quiet but highly intellectual.

類義語： intelligent, clever

反対語： unintelligent

よく使う表現： an intellectual person, intellectual mind, intellectual child, highly intellectual

知識人

高い教養があり、重要な問題について考えたり論じたりする人。

やさしい英語で： A well-educated person who thinks and talks about serious ideas.

• She is a respected intellectual.
• Several intellectuals signed the letter.
• The cafe became a meeting place for writers and intellectuals.

類義語： thinker, scholar

よく使う表現： a public intellectual, a leading intellectual, a young intellectual