clever: stresses physical or mental quickness, deftness, or aptitude: a person ~ with horses.   （deft 轻巧利落有把握implies an light, neat, and sure handling，如a deft interweaving of the novel’s several subplots轻巧地将小说的几个情节交织在一起）  （aptitude天分==innate capacity+natural liking天生能力+喜欢，美国高考SAT中的A，全称scholastic aptitude test学术能力倾向测验，始于1926，主要测试学术研究能力，而非高中学了多少知识）


adroit: often implies a shrewd or skillful use of expedients to achieve one's purpose: an ~ negotiator of business deals.   （shrewd聪明精明=clever+wise: implies practical, hardheaded cleverness and wise judgment聪明又务实冷静，有判断力，如a shrewd judge of character精明地判断性格）  （skillful有技巧娴熟=dexterous，如a shrewd and skillful manipulation of public opinion精明娴熟地操纵公众观点）


cunning: implies great skill in constructing or creating: a writer who is ~ in his manipulation of the reader.


ingenious: suggests brilliance or cleverness in inventing or discovering: an ~ computer engineer.   (brilliant在bright组，表示璀璨发出大量光点sparkles,如brilliant diamonds璀璨的钻石，也表示杰出让人钦佩，如a brilliant scientist一个杰出科学家)


clever聪明: 强调思维或行动迅速轻巧有天赋，adroit机智的: 多表示聪明娴熟地使用权宜，（智强调快速，正如中文里的急中生智，慧刚好相反表示静思慢悟），cunning巧思的: 善于构建创造，ingenious聪敏: 善于发明发现


记忆方法: 1) 首字母CACI想成CIA Chief中央情报局长<==聪明     智商IQ(Intelligence Quotient)反映一个人解决新问题、或学习新知识的能力，人工智能AI(artificial intelligence)逐渐流行，台湾说成人工智慧属于用词不准

               2) 聪明的意思是睿智有技巧mean having or showing practical wit or skill in contriving.首字母CACI想成CIA Chief中央情报局长<==聪明  睿智就是智，睿是敬辞   wit表示人或者其言语聪明幽默睿智，如the wit of Cui崔的睿智