precocious

precocious

英 [prɪ'kəʊʃəs]
　　美 [prɪ'koʃəs]

adj. 早熟的；過早發育的

中文詞源：

precocious 早熟的

pre-,在前，早於-coc,煮，詞源同cook,cuisine.比喻用法。

例句：

1. From childhood, he was evidently at once rebellious and precocious.
從兒時起，他就明顯地既叛逆又早熟。

2. Sue is a thoroughly precocious little madam if ever there was one.
休確實是個少見的早熟的小丫頭。

3. a precocious child who started her acting career at the age of 5
5歲便開始演藝生涯的超常兒童

4. She burst on to the world tennis scene as a precocious 14-year old.
她14歲時就作為一名網球神童闖入瞭世界網壇。

5. Despite her precocious talent for music and art, she failed both subjects at school.
盡管她小的時候在音樂和藝術方面有不凡的天賦，上學的時候這兩門功課卻都不及格。