intelligence
noun/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/
[uncountable]Слово англійською: intelligence
Переклад intelligence українською: інтеле́кт, пресслу́жба
Детальний опис
- the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things; the ability to do this well
- a person of high/average/low intelligence
- He didn't even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance.
- As a director, he tends to underestimate the intelligence of his audience.
- Please don't insult my intelligence by lying to me.
- secret information that is collected, for example about a foreign country, especially one that is an enemy; the people that collect this information
- the head of military intelligence
- the collection of foreign intelligence
- the director of national intelligence
- intelligence on somebody/something They hope to gather more intelligence on any further plots.
- intelligence about somebody/something We've obtained secret intelligence about enemy plans.
- intelligence from somebody/something The government had intelligence from several different sources.
- intelligence agencies/services
- an intelligence officer/official/agent
- the intelligence community (= all the people that collect this information)
- intelligence sources (= people who give this information)
- intelligence reports
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin intelligentia, from intelligere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.