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

• He was a mathematical prodigy.
  他是一位数学天才。
• 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》。
• In his drunken enthusiasm, Melchior conceived the idea of creating a musical prodigy.
  在酒后的狂热中，他动了要创造一个音乐神童的念头。
• 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。
• I want your blessing to accelerate prodigy.
  我希望你批准加速实行''天才''计划。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I need to know about prodigy.
  我要知道有关''天才''的事。
• For years, no one knew what had become of this marvelous, one-time musical prodigy.
  经过许多年，都没人知道这位曾经令人惊叹的音乐天才发生了什麽事。