| 词汇 | prodigy |
| 释义 | prodigy noun[ C ] uk /ˈprɒd.ɪ.dʒi/ us /ˈprɑː.də.dʒi/ someone with a very great ability that usually shows itself when that person is a young child: 奇才，天才 The 16-year-old tennis prodigy is the youngest player ever to reach the Olympic finals.这位16岁的网球天才是迄今打进奥林匹克决赛的最年轻的选手。 He read in the paper about a mathematical prodigy who was attending university at the age of twelve.他在报纸上看到一则12岁就上大学的数学奇才的报道。 See also child prodigy an intelligent person geniusThe system must have been designed by a mathematical genius. prodigyHe was something of a prodigy on the piano. child prodigyShe was labelled as a child prodigy by her early teachers. eggheadThe eggheads at the University have been working on this for years. brainsThe well-known comedian is the brains behind the new sitcom. whizz-kidUKThey hired some uni whizz-kid to lead the firm. Experts and specialists academician artist authority boffin child prodigy doyenne know something inside outidiom lapidary Latin Americanist literati maven savant semiotician skilled smart money sports scientist whizz wonder wonderkid wunderkind You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Children & babies prodigy | American Dictionaryprodigy noun[ C ] us/ˈprɑd·ɪ·dʒi/ a child who shows a great ability at a young age: a child prodigy on the piano Examples of prodigyprodigy But she had been a literary prodigy in her youth so tinges of the glory remained. Both accounts try to determine the importance of nature versus environment in producing musical prodigies. The child prodigy who's no longer a child. For the participant who had been 'somewhat of a child prodigy' there was the challenge of being 'back in the pot' with everyone else. The studio audience murmurs that no one can outdo such a prodigy of memory. Perhaps the otherwise puzzling phenomena of child prodigies (where, say, musical skills are manifest at very young ages) are cases of this sort. The form of this prodigy has, therefore, looked much like an icicle. He was no infant prodigy and had composed very little until his late teens. Within these limits, the supernatural is destined to remain an intruder, a prodigy, and a monster. I have been following all the newspaper correspondents and the prodigies they have performed with their pen are inconceivable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He must have been a child prodigy with a vengeance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are very few infant theological prodigies, thank goodness! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Arts are not solely for the infant prodigies on the violin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Prodigy is a three-year research and development project the results of which will not be known until late 1997. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By the way, it is vital that those who are infant prodigies on the violin should have an educated audience to play to or indeed an audience at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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