precocious

C2 大学 FREQ #33076 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 早熟的, 像大人的 [医] 早熟的

发音

其它 /pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/

词形变化

more precocious 比较级 most precocious 最高级

别名

præcocious

教材释义与例句

形容词

早熟的；过早发育的

释义与例句

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.

    早慧

    早熟

    超龄

    The precocious plant was already blooming flowers by day 4.

  2. 2.

    Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.

    早慧

    The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

retarded

近义相关 2

early advanced

参见 1

intelligent

相关短语

precocious pseudopuberty precocious puberty 性早熟

词源

From Latin praecox (“premature, precocious, ripe before time, early ripe”), from praecoquō (“to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand”), from prae (“before”) + coquō (“to cook, boil, ripen”). Doublet of apricot.

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