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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ge·nius /ˈʤinjəs, ˈʤiniəs/


 ge·nius /ˈʤɪnjəs, nɪəs/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Gen·ius n.; pl. E. Geniuses in sense 1, L. Genii
 Syn: -- genie.
    The unseen genius of the wood.   --Milton.
    We talk of genius still, but with thought how changed! The genius of Augustus was a tutelary demon, to be sworn by and to receive offerings on an altar as a deity.   --Tylor.
 3. Peculiar character; animating spirit, as of a nation, a religion, a language.
    Genius of the highest kind implies an unusual intensity of the modifying power.   --Coleridge.
 5. A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of superior intellectual faculties and creativity; as, Shakespeare was a rare genius.
 Syn: -- Genius, Talent.
 Usage: Genius implies high and peculiar gifts of nature, impelling the mind to certain favorite kinds of mental effort, and producing new combinations of ideas, imagery, etc.  Talent supposes general strength of intellect, with a peculiar aptitude for being molded and directed to specific employments and valuable ends and purposes. Genius is connected more or less with the exercise of imagination, and reaches its ends by a kind of intuitive power. Talent depends more on high mental training, and a perfect command of all the faculties, memory, judgment, sagacity, etc.  Hence we speak of a genius for poetry, painting. etc., and a talent for business or diplomacy.  Among English orators, Lord Chatham was distinguished for his genius; William Pitt for his preëminent talents, and especially his unrivaled talent for debate.
 Genius loci , the genius or presiding divinity of a place; hence, the pervading spirit of a place or institution, as of a college, etc.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

      n 1: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and
           but he's no Einstein" [syn: mastermind, brain, Einstein]
      2: unusual mental ability [syn: brilliance]
      3: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
         adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso,
          hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard,
      4: exceptional creative ability [syn: wizardry]
      5: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has
         a genius for interior decorating" [syn: flair]
      [also: genii (pl)]