Word · Frequency #20395
prodigy
神童；天才
核心释义
an extremely talented or gifted person, especially a child
- 1.
异常的事物或生物；怪物；畸形
An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
- 2.
一个异常有才华或聪明的(年轻)人；其才能令人惊叹和钦佩
an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
- 3.
令人惊异或奇妙的事物
An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
- 4.
即将发生某事的迹象
a sign of something about to happen
- 5.
极好的范例
A wonderful example of something.
- 6.
某种特质的令人印象深刻或奇妙的例子
an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
- 7.
天才(尤指儿童)
An extremely talented person, especially a child.
奇迹；奇观；典范；预兆；征兆；怪物；反常事物；异常的事物或生物；怪物；畸形；一个异常有才华或聪明的(年轻)人；其才能令人惊叹和钦佩
用法In use
Mozart was a musical prodigy who composed his first symphony at the age of eight.
用法提示：这里 'prodigy' 作为名词，指具有非凡音乐天赋的儿童。
The young mathematician was hailed as a prodigy after solving a complex equation that had stumped experts.
用法提示：这里 'prodigy' 作名词，指在数学方面有超常才能的人。
Prodigies like her are rare; she mastered three languages by the age of ten.
用法提示：这里 'prodigies' 是复数形式，指多个天才儿童。
she is a chess prodigy
the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor
a prodigy in [field]
也可用 at 代替 in，如 a prodigy at chess。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- child prodigy
- 神童
- Mozart was a child prodigy who wrote his first piece at age five.莫扎特是神童，五岁时就写出了第一首曲子。
- musical prodigy
- 音乐神童；音乐天才
- The young violinist is a musical prodigy who has amazed audiences around the world.这位年轻小提琴家是音乐神童，令全世界的观众惊叹。
- chess prodigy
- 国际象棋神童
- By the age of thirteen, she had become a chess prodigy.她十三岁时已成为国际象棋神童。
- math prodigy
- 数学天才
- The school accepted a math prodigy who was only nine years old.这所学校录取了一名年仅九岁的数学天才。
- prodigy violinist
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：prodigy 里有 pro（职业选手），神童就是小小年纪就有职业级才华的人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、教育话题、人物特写 作“神童、天才”解时，语气中性偏正式，多用于谈论青少年或儿童的超凡才能，常见于新闻、教育及人物报道中；口语中也可使用，但整体不算随意。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常后接介词at表示在某方面有天赋，of表示属于某类。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
所列词中没有任何一个与 prodigy /ˈprɑdədʒi/ 完全押韵。effigy 和 stingy（吝啬的）以相同的 /dʒi/ 音结尾，也拼作 -gy，但重音和前面音节不同，所以不构成完全韵。progeny /ˈprɑdʒəni/、prodigal /ˈprɑdɪɡəl/、prodigious /prəˈdɪdʒəs/ 拼写上与 prodigy 相近，但发音差别很大，务必区分。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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