| 单词 | boy wonder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasboy wonder boy wonder n. colloquial an exceptionally talented young man or boy, esp. one showing a great deal of promise; cf. wonder boy at wonder n. Compounds 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > ability or talent > people having talent > person having talent > very gifted person prodigya1684 boy wonder1857 idiot savant1870 phenom1881 Wunderkind1891 superboy1907 Supergirl1912 savant1919 1857 Era 7 June 1/2 (advt.) The Royal Company of Liliputians [sic]... This unrivalled Troupe of Children... The Company consist of Master George Beckett, the Boy Wonder; [etc.]. 1898 Cent. Mag. Sept. 686/2 At this time Reynolds was dead, Romney was failing, Lawrence was as yet little more than a boy wonder, so that for a short time Hoppner had matters quite his own way. 1940 Detective Comics Apr. No. 38 (cover) The sensational character-find of 1940—Robin, the Boy Wonder. 1986 N.Y. Times 31 Aug. vi. 25/2 All that might seem too downbeat for a man who still has the seductive charm and youthful vitality of an ageless boy wonder. 2001 Sunday Mirror (Electronic ed.) 30 Dec. Jari Litmanen crossed, Heskey chested the ball down and there was the Boy Wonder to fire home. < as lemmas |
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