prodigy

prodigy
(pl. -ies)
  1. [often with modifier]a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities
    (尤指年幼的)奇才,天才,神童
    a Russian pianist who was a child prodigy in his day.
    一位曾是神童的俄国钢琴家。
    ■an impressive or outstanding example of a particular quality
    奇迹;奇物,奇观
    Germany seemed a prodigy of industrial discipline.
    德国似乎是工业纪律的奇迹。
    ■an amazing or unusual thing, especially one out of the ordinary course of nature
    奇事;异兆
    omens and prodigies abound in Livy's work.
    利维的作品充满异兆与奇事。
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (denoting something extraordinary considered to be an omen): from Latin prodigium 'portent'
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