晶态智力（crystallized intelligence）与“液态智力”（fluid intelligence）相对

The accumulation of information, skills, and strategies that are learned through experience and can be applied in problem-solving situations.

人们学习新事物掌握新方法的智力．犹如晶体一样不断自我增长．

晶态智力是人们后天习得的，心理学家一般认为晶态智力在人多议政中都有稳定上升的趋势（Spear et al.,1988）．