prodigy

英 [ˈprɒdədʒi]

美 [ˈprɑːdədʒi]

n.  (年轻的)天才，奇才，精英; 神童

复数：prodigies　

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牛津词典

noun

• （年轻的）天才，奇才，精英；神童
  a young person who is unusually intelligent or skilful for their age
  1. a child/an infant prodigy
     天才儿童；神童
  2. a musical prodigy
     音乐奇才

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （有音乐、数学或体育等天赋的）天才，奇才，神童
  Aprodigyis someone young who has a great natural ability for something such as music, mathematics, or sport.
  1. ...a Russian tennis prodigy.
     俄罗斯的网球奇才

英英释义

noun

• an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
  1. the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor
• a sign of something about to happen
  1. he looked for an omen before going into battle
  Synonym:omenportentpresageprognosticprognostication
• an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person
  1. she is a chess prodigy

双语例句

• But what exactly is a child prodigy?
  但“神童”到底怎么定义？
• He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.
  他始终是一个黑人的奇才，这种奇才弹奏起来粗野而惊人。
• She thinks he's a prodigy.
  她说他是个天才神童。
• Typically, an infant prodigy on the violin or piano will go from zero to Concerto in two years.
  一般来说，一位小提琴或钢琴神童从零开始到可以演奏协奏曲只需要两年。
• He began a relationship with one of his pupils, Charlotte Brent, a soprano and former child prodigy.
  他开始与他的学生，夏洛特布伦特，一女高音和前神童之一的关系。
• For further information on the life of William James Sidis, see Amy Wallace, 'The Prodigy'.
  想了解关于威廉·詹姆斯·西迪斯生平的更多信息，请参阅埃米·华莱士所著《神童》。
• He was a child prodigy who soon became interested in the scientific study of nature.
  他是个神童，自幼就对自然的科学研究产生了浓厚的兴趣。
• That child prodigy began to compose at the age of five.
  那个神童五岁就开始作诗了。
• Combine in yourself the dove and the serpent, nor as a monster but as a prodigy.
  把鸽子和毒蛇结合到你身上，这并不像个妖怪，而更像个奇才。
• The report of such a prodigy awakened my curiosity.
  这些奇迹的传闻，激起了我的好奇心。