/'prɒdɪdʒɪ; `prɑdədʒɪ/
n
1 person with unusual or remarkable qualities or abilities （在素质或能力上）了不起的人; 奇才; 天才
*a child/infant prodigy, ie one who is unusually talented for his age, eg in music or mathematics 天才儿童[神童]（如在音乐或数学方面早慧者）.
2 (rhet 修辞)
(a) amazing or wonderful thing, esp a natural phenomenon 令人惊异的事物（尤指自然现象）; 奇观
*the prodigies of nature 大自然的奇观.
(b) ~ of sth outstanding example of sth 某方面的出类拔萃者
*The man is a prodigy of learning, ie knows a lot. 此人学识渊博.

npluralprodigies[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: prodigium 'sign telling the future, monster']
a young person who has a great natural ability in a subject or skill
child/infant prodigy
　Mozart was a musical prodigy.