prodigy
UK ['prɒd.ɪ.dʒi] US ['prɑ:.də-] noun countable
■someone with a very great ability which 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运决赛最年轻的选手。 •He read in the paper about a mathematical prodigy who was attending university at the age of 12.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 |