precocious
含义: Showing abilities or maturity at an unusually early age, especially of a child. Can also describe premature development in plants or other organisms.
Precocious is most commonly applied to children who display intellectual or artistic talents beyond their years — a precocious reader, a precocious musician. The word can carry either admiration or mild unease, depending on context; a precocious child may be praised for brilliance or gently criticised for being too knowing. In scientific writing, it describes organisms that develop earlier than expected, such as precocious puberty in medicine or precocious germination in botany.
例句
- The precocious seven-year-old had already read the entire Harry Potter series and was working through Dickens. 那个早慧的七岁孩子已经读完了整套《哈利·波特》,正在阅读狄更斯的作品。La precoz niña de siete años ya había leído toda la serie de Harry Potter y estaba abriéndose camino entre las obras de Dickens.その早熟な7歳の子どもはすでに『ハリー・ポッター』シリーズ全巻を読み終え、ディケンズの作品に取り組んでいた。그 조숙한 7세 아이는 이미 해리 포터 시리즈 전권을 읽고 디킨스 작품에 몰두하고 있었다.
- Her precocious talent for the violin earned her a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music at the age of twelve. 她早熟的小提琴才华使她在十二岁时获得了皇家音乐学院的奖学金。Su precoz talento para el violín le valió una beca en la Royal Academy of Music a los doce años.彼女の早熟なヴァイオリンの才能により、12歳で王立音楽院の奨学金を獲得した。바이올린에 대한 그녀의 조숙한 재능 덕분에 12세에 왕립음악원 장학금을 받았다.
- Clinicians noted that cases of precocious puberty had risen significantly over the past decade. 临床医生注意到,过去十年中性早熟病例显著增加。Los clínicos señalaron que los casos de pubertad precoz habían aumentado significativamente en la última década.臨床医たちは、過去10年間で思春期早発症の症例が著しく増加していると指摘した。임상의들은 지난 10년간 성조숙증 사례가 현저히 증가했다고 지적했다.
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用法指南
语境: general, academic
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin praecox (early ripening), from prae- (before) and coquere (to cook, to ripen). Originally applied to plants that flowered or fruited early, it was extended to children by the 17th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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