intellectual

Compared meaning: a person with great learning or intelligence (noun).

比较义项：有学识、善于思考的人（名词）。

• intellectual 本词

  "Intellectual" describes someone who actively engages with ideas, reading, and debate; it is a common, neutral term used in everyday and academic contexts alike.

  intellectual指积极参与思想探讨、读书辩论的人，是常见的中性说法，日常和学术场合都可使用。

  The café was full of intellectuals debating philosophy over coffee.

  这家咖啡馆里全是探讨哲学的知识分子。

• intellect

  "Intellect" as a person-noun is more formal and literary; it highlights someone's sheer mental brilliance or genius, usually with a modifier like "great" or "leading", rather than a habit of discussing ideas.

  intellect作为指人的名词更正式、更书面，强调此人天生智力超群或才智出众，常与great、leading等修饰词连用，而不强调讨论思想的习惯。

  Einstein was widely regarded as one of history's greatest intellects.

  爱因斯坦被普遍认为是历史上才智最出众的人之一。

Both words can mean a smart, well-educated person. Intellectual is the common word for someone who enjoys ideas and debate. Intellect as a person-noun is formal, highlighting sheer brilliance, usually with 'great' or 'leading'. Intellectual as adjective and intellect as ability are not compared here.

这两个词在此义项上都可指“有学识、聪明的人”，但intellectual更常用、语气中性，强调此人喜欢思考和讨论思想；intellect更正式、书面，强调此人天赋异禀、智力超群，常带great、leading等修饰语。这里不比较intellectual作形容词表示“智力的”的用法，也不比较intellect作抽象名词表示“智力、才智”的用法。