🇬🇧🇨🇳 intuitive - 直觉的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "intuitive" ("直觉的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If you are intuitive, your brain just “gets it” quickly, almost like magic, without anyone explaining it to you. It’s when you can guess or understand what’s going on just by paying attention to little clues and how things feel, instead of needing a step‑by‑step instruction.

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Lucy had an intuitive feeling her goldfish was plotting escape when she found it staring at the door instead of the fish food.

My little brother is weirdly intuitive; he knows exactly when I open a secret bag of chips, even from three rooms away.

Ben’s intuitive brain told him not to trust the school cafeteria’s “mystery meat,” especially when it tried to bounce off the tray.

The baby had an intuitive talent for screaming right when Mom finally sat down with hot coffee.

The principal had an intuitive way of appearing the exact moment someone even *thought* about running in the hallway.

A child and his grandmother sat with a small wooden bird kit. The kit's intuitive parts fit without tools; each step felt intuitive. The child's fingers made intuitive moves, finding a wing and an eye. A gentle, intuitive push from his grandmother sent a piece into place; an intuitive click and the bird opened its tiny beak. They laughed.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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