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

• 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。
• His sister Tiara, also a child prodigy, was present as well.
  他的妹妹提亚娜（Tiara）也是个小神童，她也来了。
• 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。
• I want your blessing to accelerate prodigy.
  我希望你批准加速实行''天才''计划。
• She thinks he's a prodigy.
  她说他是个天才神童。
• That child prodigy began to compose at the age of five.
  那个神童五岁就开始作诗了。
• I need to know about prodigy.
  我要知道有关''天才''的事。
• James appears to be a genuine prodigy.
  詹姆斯看起来真的是一位天才少年。
• She was a child prodigy, giving concerts before she was a teenager.
  她是个神童，十来岁不到就举办音乐会了。
• He was a mathematical prodigy.
  他是一位数学天才。