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

• James appears to be a genuine prodigy.
  詹姆斯看起来真的是一位天才少年。
• Eric became a child prodigy at the side of his experienced father.
  埃里克成为神童在一边，他经历了父亲。
• 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。
• I need to know about prodigy.
  我要知道有关''天才''的事。
• 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。
• The report of such a prodigy awakened my curiosity.
  这些奇迹的传闻，激起了我的好奇心。
• 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。
• Two or three months went by without any mention of my being a prodigy.
  两三个月过去了，这期间，她不再提起我可以成为神童这类事了。
• 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。
• She thinks he's a prodigy.
  她说他是个天才神童。