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    wunderkind

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wun·der·kind /ˈwʌndəkɪnd $ -ər-/ noun [countable]  SUCCESSFULa young person who is very successful 神童；少年得志者 → child prodigy
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    wunderkind• Counterbalancing this ascetic wunderkind is his brother, Charles Solomon.• Born in Buenos Aires, he was proclaimed a musical wunderkind when he made his concert debut as a pianist at seven.• In May 1973, when I met him, George Lucas was an unappreciated wunderkind.    Origin wunderkind (1800-1900) German “wonder-child”
    wun·der·kind nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus young who a very is successful person


    wunderkind
    wun‧der‧kind /ˈwʌndəkɪnd $ -ər-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: German
     Origin: 'wonder-child'
    a young person who is very successful ⇨ child prodigy


    wun·der·kindBrE /ˈwʊndəkɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwʊndərkɪnd/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    wunder·kind·er BrE /ˈwʊndəkɪndə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwʊndərkɪndər/ 🔊     )     (from German, sometimes disapproving)     a person who is very successful at a young age 神童；少年得志者