"bright spark" in Chinese (Simplified)
聪明人自作聪明的人
Definition
“bright spark” 指特别聪明的人,有时也讽刺地用来指做蠢事而自以为聪明的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于非正式和英式英语,既可真诚表示赞扬,也可讽刺。语境和语气是判断意思的关键。
Examples
Tom is such a bright spark in math class.
汤姆在数学课上真是个**聪明人**。
We need a bright spark to solve this problem.
我们需要一个**聪明人**来解决这个问题。
My sister is the bright spark in our family.
我妹妹是我们家里的**聪明人**。
Some bright spark left the door open all night.
有个**自作聪明的人**把门开了一整晚。
Who was the bright spark that thought this was a good idea?
是谁这个**自作聪明的人**觉得这是个好主意?
Don’t worry, the bright spark will figure it out.
别担心,**聪明人**会想出办法的。