Researchers studying animal behavior have found that certain bird species display remarkable intelligence, solving puzzles that require planning and foresight.
研究动物行为的研究人员发现，某些鸟类表现出非凡的智力，能解决需要规划和预见性的难题。
Octopuses possess a remarkable form of distributed intelligence: roughly two-thirds of their neurons are located not in the brain but in their arms.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “intelligence”?
B — Ability to learn, understand. “intelligence” means ability to learn, understand.
Which word means “ability to learn, understand”?
A — intelligence. “intelligence” means ability to learn, understand.
intelligence — ability to learn, understand. In Chinese: 智力，情报.
intelligence is pronounced /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/.
Researchers studying animal behavior have found that certain bird species display remarkable intelligence, solving puzzles that require planning and foresight. (研究动物行为的研究人员发现，某些鸟类表现出非凡的智力，能解决需要规划和预见性的难题。)
intellect, cleverness, acuity — all close in meaning to intelligence (ability to learn, understand).
stupidity, foolishness — each the opposite of intelligence (ability to learn, understand).
Yes. intelligence is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
intelligence (intellect)