intelligence

知能、知性

学び、考えを理解し、問題を解決する能力。

やさしい英語で： The ability to learn, understand ideas, and solve problems.

• The game tests your intelligence.
• Dogs show intelligence in many different ways.
• Artificial intelligence can help doctors find signs of disease.

類義語： brainpower, intellect

反対語： stupidity

よく使う表現： high intelligence, artificial intelligence, emotional intelligence

諜報、機密情報

特に敵や国への脅威について、ひそかに集めた情報。

やさしい英語で： Information collected secretly, especially about enemies or possible threats to a country.

• The report contains useful intelligence.
• Spies collected intelligence about the planned attack.
• They shared intelligence with neighbouring countries.

使い方： intelligence on/about something (The team gathered intelligence on enemy movements.)

類義語： information, secret information

よく使う表現： gather intelligence, military intelligence, intelligence report

諜報機関、情報部

敵や脅威について秘密の情報を集める、政府や軍の組織。

やさしい英語で： A government or military organization that collects secret information about enemies and threats.

• She works in military intelligence.
• Intelligence sent two officers to question him.
• He joined intelligence after serving in the army.

類義語： secret service, intelligence service

よく使う表現： work in intelligence, military intelligence, intelligence officer

知的存在、知性体

考え、理解し、学ぶことができる存在や仕組み。

やさしい英語で： A being or system that can think, understand, and learn.

• They searched for an alien intelligence.
• Could a machine become a conscious intelligence?
• The story describes two intelligences communicating across space.

類義語： intelligent being

よく使う表現： alien intelligence, higher intelligence, nonhuman intelligence