来自PIE*gleibh,砍,劈,词源同cleft,glyph.进一步来自PIE*skel,砍,劈,词源同skill,scale. 引申词义有鉴别能力的,聪明的。比较science,来自PIE*skei,砍,劈。
This is a low word, scarcely ever used but in burlesque or conversation; and applied to any thing a man likes, without a settled meaning. [Johnson, 1755]The meaning has narrowed since, but clever also often in old use and dialect meant "well-shaped, attractive-looking" and in 19c. American English sometimes "good-natured, agreeable." Related: Cleverly; cleverness.
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