cerebral
adjective uk/ˈser.ə.brəl/ us/ˈser.ə.brəl/
medical specialized脑的,大脑的
relating to the brain or the cerebrum
He suffered a cerebral haemorrhage.
The patients frequently had a history of disease leading to cerebral damage.
formal理智的;理性的
demanding or involving careful thinking and mental effort rather than feelings
She makes cerebral films that deal with important social issues. 她拍摄的影片触动理智,讨论诸多重要的社会问题。
Chess is cerebral; video games are visceral.
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- The patient had poor cerebral blood flow.
- This readable but cerebral novel asks serious questions about art and life.
- His advisors tried to persuade him to take a more emotional, less cerebral approach.
- The film is a comedy, but it is far from slapstick; it was made by cerebral writer-director David O. Russell.