late 15c., "sign, portent, something extraordinary from which omens are drawn," from Latin prodigium "prophetic sign, omen, portent, prodigy," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + -igium, a suffix or word of unknown origin, perhaps from *agi-, root of aio "I say" (see adage). Meaning "child with exceptional abilities" first recorded 1650s.
实用例句
1. She was a child prodigy, giving concerts before she was a teenager.
她是个神童，十来岁不到就举办音乐会了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She was a child prodigy on the violin.
她是神童小提琴手.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. For further information on the life of William James Sidis, see Amy Wallace, "The Prodigy".
想了解关于威廉·詹姆斯·西迪斯生平的更多信息，请参阅埃米·华莱士所著《神童》。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Something of a prodigy, he quit high school at 17.
带有几分传奇色彩的是, 他在十七岁念高中时退学.
来自辞典例句
5. He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.
