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prodigy

UK //ˈprɒdɪdʒi//US //ˈprɑːdɪdʒi//

词源

源自拉丁语 'prodigium',意为预兆、奇迹或异常现象。16世纪通过法语进入英语。

noun

❶ 指在某个领域表现出非凡才能或天赋的人,通常指年轻人。这类人往往在很小的时候就展现出远超同龄人的能力。

“Mozart was a child prodigy who composed music at the age of five.”

(莫扎特是个神童,五岁时就能作曲。)

“The chess prodigy defeated several grandmasters before turning ten.”

(这位国际象棋神童在十岁前就击败了多位大师。)

❶ 指令人惊叹或非凡的事物,通常指某种现象或成就。这种用法强调事物的非凡性或罕见性。

“The aurora borealis is a natural prodigy that fascinates observers.”

(北极光是一种令观察者着迷的自然奇观。)

“His recovery from such a severe injury was a medical prodigy.”

(他从如此严重的伤势中恢复堪称医学奇迹。)

同义词:genius, wunderkind, whiz, phenomenon, marvel

常见短语

child prodigy — 指在童年时期就展现出非凡才能的人,通常用于艺术、学术或体育等领域。

“The child prodigy gave his first piano concert at the age of six.”

(这位音乐神童六岁时就举办了首场钢琴音乐会。)

prodigy of nature — 形容自然界中令人惊叹的非凡现象或事物,强调其独特性和罕见性。

“The giant sequoia trees are true prodigies of nature.”

(巨型红杉树是真正的自然奇观。)