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？
• 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。
• James appears to be a genuine prodigy.
  詹姆斯看起来真的是一位天才少年。
• Most define a child prodigy as someone who masters one or more skills at an early age.
  大部分的人将神童定义为早年就专精一种或一种以上技能的人。
• 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。
• Leibniz was another child prodigy.
  另一个神童是莱布尼兹。
• Dressed in a ridiculous costume, he was presented at court as a child prodigy of six.
  穿了一套可笑的服装，他被人以六岁神童的称号带到宫廷里去。
• An 11-year-old child prodigy has started his first semester in college.
  11岁的天才少年已经开始了他第一学期的大学生活。
• I have a friend whose youngest daughter is a child prodigy on the violin.
  我有一个朋友她最小的女儿是一个小提琴天才。
• As a child, Bobby Jones was a golf prodigy.
  还是孩子的时候，鲍比·琼斯就是高尔夫球场上的天才。