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be precocious
用于描述孩子或年轻人的智力、能力等发展明显超前于同龄人。
She was precocious and started reading at the age of three.
她很早慧，三岁就开始阅读了。
早熟的；早慧的
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早熟的；早慧的
developing or maturing earlier than usual, especially in mental ability
She was precocious and started reading at the age of three.
她很早慧，三岁就开始阅读了。
以异常早熟或早发育为特征的。
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
在异常年幼的年龄表现出超前的技能和天赋。
Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.
The precocious child could read before she started school.
那个早慧的孩子在上学前就能读书了。
Her precocious talent for music amazed the whole family.
她在音乐方面早慧的天赋让全家人惊叹。
He was precocious, speaking in full sentences at just two years old.
他早熟得很，两岁就能说完整的句子。
用于描述孩子或年轻人的智力、能力等发展明显超前于同龄人。
She was precocious and started reading at the age of three.
她很早慧，三岁就开始阅读了。
precocious 常放在名词前作定语，修饰儿童或年轻人。
The precocious student finished high school at twelve.
这个早慧的学生十二岁就完成了高中学业。
介词 for 后接年龄或年龄段，强调与相应年龄段相比显得早熟。
He was precocious for his age, speaking in full sentences.
就他的年龄而言，他很早熟，能说完整的句子。
Not this
He is a precocious.
Use this
He is a precocious child.
“precocious” 是形容词，不能直接放在不定冠词 a 后面作名词。汉语中的“早熟儿”确实是名词，但英语里必须接一个名词（如 a precocious child）或用作表语（如 He is precocious）。
Not this
The young pianist showed premature talent.
Use this
The young pianist showed precocious talent.
“premature” 指“过早的、提前的”，常带有负面或医学含义；而 “precocious” 特指儿童在智力或才能上“早熟的、早慧的”，强调超前发展。此处要表达“才华惊人地早熟”，应用 precocious 而不是 premature。
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早慧的孩子
She was a precocious child who read Shakespeare at the age of six.
她是个早慧的孩子，六岁就能读莎士比亚。
早现的才华
His precocious talent for mathematics was recognized by his teachers.
他的数学才华早现，老师们都看在眼里。
早熟发育
The doctor noted the child's precocious development in both physical and intellectual areas.
医生注意到这个孩子在身体和智力方面都发育过早。
阅读能力超常的孩子
As a precocious reader, she finished all the books in the local library by age ten.
作为阅读能力超常的孩子，她十岁就把当地图书馆的书全读完了。
性早熟
Precocious puberty can be treated if it is diagnosed early.
如果及早诊断，性早熟是可以治疗的。
早熟的音乐才能
The pianist's precocious musical ability made her a child prodigy.
这位钢琴家早熟的音乐才能使她成为神童。
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联想 pre（提前）+ cocious 像 cook（厨师）：小孩提前会做菜，像个小大人，即早熟。
语域：formal 常见场景：儿童发展讨论、教育评价与文学作品 precocious 多用于书面或较正式语境，指儿童在智力或才能上比同龄人早熟；日常口语中更常用 gifted 或 advanced。
Ferocious and atrocious rhyme with precocious (stressed /əʊʃəs/). Conscious, delicious, and precious end in -cious but differ in stress and vowel: conscious /ˈkɒnʃəs/, delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/, precious /ˈpreʃəs/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.