Definition of precocious in English:

precocious

adjective prɪˈkəʊʃəsprəˈkoʊʃəs

1(of a child) having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected.
（儿童）过早发育的；早熟的
a precocious, solitary boy
他是个早熟的孤独男孩。
Example sentencesExamples
- As a precocious teenager, and now as a student, Millie has always shared her wild lifestyle with Jamie.
- A precocious composer (his earliest anthems date from c. 1663), he was sent to France and Italy about 1664 to study the latest fashions in music.
- If I had my way I'd ban the most precocious kids from reading anything but Enid Blyton.
- She was a precocious child, it would seem, and already demonstrating where her adult interests would come to lie.
- As a boy, Freud was intellectually precocious and an extremely hard worker.
- A precocious child, he read voraciously and soon revealed an extraordinary aptitude for languages.
- The point is made early on that Daniel is an intellectually precocious child.
- There's still something of the precocious child about him.
Synonyms
advanced, old beyond one's years, forward, ahead of one's peers, mature, prematurely developed, ahead, gifted, talented, clever, intelligent, quick
informal smart
rare rathe-ripe
1. 1.1 (of behaviour or ability) having developed at an earlier age than is usual or expected.
  a precocious talent for computing
  早显的计算天赋。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The 27-year-old grew up in bleak times for Scottish sport, when there was neither the political will nor the financial support to nurture precocious talent.
  His talent was as precocious as his future partner's, and back in America he would perform at children's parties and at his father's academic gatherings.
  When you realise how precocious was the talent of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, you can only pray he was a nice kid.
  He is an absolutely precocious talent, and as nice a person as I could wish to be associated with.
  His precocious ability recognised, he would go on to win the same scholarship held by Daniel Barenboim and Itzhak Perlman and to play at the Carnegie Hall.
  He seems to have been aware of this from adolescence: certainly from the time when, in his early twenties, he lived and worked in Rome under the patronage of a bevy of cardinals who admired his precocious talents.
  Although he's initially terrified at the prospect of being a father, Angela soon has a calming effect on him, despite her precocious, junk food-fuelled behaviour.
  Outfield players, especially, must be nurtured almost full-time from the first inkling of any precocious ability.
  As a child growing up in Moray, Caledonian Thistle's manager was nicknamed Pele because of the precocious talent which saw him signed by Manchester United as a 15-year-old.
  Of the two latest biographers, it is Nicholas Roe, a professor of English at St Andrews University, who writes most expansively about the poet's ancestry and precocious development as a poet.
  Any display of precocious talent - or even average ability - mysteriously finds its way into every conversation.
  A precocious talent, he joined New York City Ballet aged 16 and after a season with Zurich Ballet returned as soloist, becoming principal in 1995.
  Professor Frerichs recognized the precocious talent of this newcomer and encouraged Ehrlich's pursuit of histology and chemistry.
  Olivier Messiaen was born in Avignon, France in 1908 into a highly scholarly family and showed precocious musical talent.
  Neil Tarrant, on loan from Aston Villa, has provided the impetus with his precocious ability to score important goals.
2. 1.2 (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual.
  （植物）早熟的，早开花的；早结果的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The vine is a precocious one, budding, flowering, and ripening early, which makes it prone to spring frosts but means that it can flourish in regions as cool as much of the Loire.
  In cold-winter climates, prune precocious magnolias in summer after they've bloomed.
  Callery pears are precocious, having a very short juvenile period, and flower as early as 3 years old.

Derivatives

precociously

adverb prɪˈkəʊʃəsliprəˈkoʊʃəsli

From an early age Iris showed herself to be precociously thoughtful.
Example sentencesExamples
- At the precociously early age of 12, he was a pupil at the Trustees' Academy.
- I have no problem with the idea of gambling on a precociously talented teenager.
- But while his career path suggests a precociously mature musical sensibility, his debut solo album counters any such notion.
- Elaine, a precociously bright child and a voracious reader, had been taken out of school and sent away to earn some money.

precociousness

noun prɪˈkəʊʃəsnəs

Taken aback by the teenager's precociousness, the police chiefs sent him away to do a law degree first.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hmm… while I can agree that the dialogue is weak (at times) and that the little boy's precociousness is unnecessary, I think the rest of the film was nearly flawless.
- Her style has always been proof of her precociousness.
- Much of this show feels like promising student work, poised between prank and precociousness.
- They provide hours of amusement with their lively chatter, playfulness, precociousness and curiosity.

precocity

noun prɪˈkɒsɪtiprəˈkɑsədi

She, like her brother, studied composition with Zelter and revealed comparable precocity and ability.
Example sentencesExamples
- Three years later the boy's intellectual precocity was noticed, and a group of local businessmen clubbed together to send the youth to North America to study.
- How many minds have there been of such capacity and precocity?
- Olson suggests that precocity might correlate with ability to visualize, which leads into a considerable discussion of people who learn mathematics verbally as contrasted with those who learn it visually.
- His intellectual precocity, and his dedication to work, which remained compulsive from boyhood onwards, are characteristic.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin praecox, praecoc- (from praecoquere 'ripen fully', from prae 'before' + coquere 'to cook') + -ious.

apricot from mid 16th century:
The Romans called the apricot the malum praecocum or ‘the apple that ripens early’. The second part of the Latin name, meaning ‘early-ripening’, is also the root of the word precocious (mid 17th century), now used of children but originally used to describe flowers or fruit that blossomed or ripened early. Over the centuries praecocum gradually mutated in a multilingual version of Chinese whispers. It passed into Byzantine Greek as perikokkon, to Arabic as al-birquq, to Spanish albaricoque, and to Portuguese albricoque. In the 16th century the word was adopted into English from Portuguese in the form albrecock. The modern spelling was probably influenced by French abricot, and perhaps by Latin apricus ‘ripe’.

Rhymes

atrocious, ferocious

Definition of precocious in US English:

precocious

adjectiveprəˈkoʊʃəsprəˈkōSHəs

1(of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.
（儿童）过早发育的；早熟的
he was a precocious, solitary boy
他是个早熟的孤独男孩。
Example sentencesExamples
- There's still something of the precocious child about him.
- She was a precocious child, it would seem, and already demonstrating where her adult interests would come to lie.
- As a boy, Freud was intellectually precocious and an extremely hard worker.
- If I had my way I'd ban the most precocious kids from reading anything but Enid Blyton.
- A precocious composer (his earliest anthems date from c. 1663), he was sent to France and Italy about 1664 to study the latest fashions in music.
- The point is made early on that Daniel is an intellectually precocious child.
- As a precocious teenager, and now as a student, Millie has always shared her wild lifestyle with Jamie.
- A precocious child, he read voraciously and soon revealed an extraordinary aptitude for languages.
Synonyms
advanced, old beyond one's years, forward, ahead of one's peers, mature, prematurely developed, ahead, gifted, talented, clever, intelligent, quick
1. 1.1 (of behavior or ability) indicative of early development.
  （行为，能力）较早显出的，超常的
  a precocious talent for computing
  早显的计算天赋。
  Example sentencesExamples
  When you realise how precocious was the talent of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, you can only pray he was a nice kid.
  As a child growing up in Moray, Caledonian Thistle's manager was nicknamed Pele because of the precocious talent which saw him signed by Manchester United as a 15-year-old.
  His talent was as precocious as his future partner's, and back in America he would perform at children's parties and at his father's academic gatherings.
  His precocious ability recognised, he would go on to win the same scholarship held by Daniel Barenboim and Itzhak Perlman and to play at the Carnegie Hall.
  Professor Frerichs recognized the precocious talent of this newcomer and encouraged Ehrlich's pursuit of histology and chemistry.
  Any display of precocious talent - or even average ability - mysteriously finds its way into every conversation.
  He is an absolutely precocious talent, and as nice a person as I could wish to be associated with.
  He seems to have been aware of this from adolescence: certainly from the time when, in his early twenties, he lived and worked in Rome under the patronage of a bevy of cardinals who admired his precocious talents.
  Outfield players, especially, must be nurtured almost full-time from the first inkling of any precocious ability.
  Of the two latest biographers, it is Nicholas Roe, a professor of English at St Andrews University, who writes most expansively about the poet's ancestry and precocious development as a poet.
  A precocious talent, he joined New York City Ballet aged 16 and after a season with Zurich Ballet returned as soloist, becoming principal in 1995.
  Although he's initially terrified at the prospect of being a father, Angela soon has a calming effect on him, despite her precocious, junk food-fuelled behaviour.
  Neil Tarrant, on loan from Aston Villa, has provided the impetus with his precocious ability to score important goals.
  Olivier Messiaen was born in Avignon, France in 1908 into a highly scholarly family and showed precocious musical talent.
  The 27-year-old grew up in bleak times for Scottish sport, when there was neither the political will nor the financial support to nurture precocious talent.
2. 1.2 (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual.
  （植物）早熟的，早开花的；早结果的
  Example sentencesExamples
  In cold-winter climates, prune precocious magnolias in summer after they've bloomed.
  The vine is a precocious one, budding, flowering, and ripening early, which makes it prone to spring frosts but means that it can flourish in regions as cool as much of the Loire.
  Callery pears are precocious, having a very short juvenile period, and flower as early as 3 years old.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin praecox, praecoc- (from praecoquere ‘ripen fully’, from prae ‘before’ + coquere ‘to cook’) + -ious.

单词	precocious
释义	Definition of precocious in English: precocious adjective prɪˈkəʊʃəsprəˈkoʊʃəs 1(of a child) having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected. （儿童）过早发育的；早熟的 a precocious, solitary boy 他是个早熟的孤独男孩。 Example sentencesExamples As a precocious teenager, and now as a student, Millie has always shared her wild lifestyle with Jamie. A precocious composer (his earliest anthems date from c. 1663), he was sent to France and Italy about 1664 to study the latest fashions in music. If I had my way I'd ban the most precocious kids from reading anything but Enid Blyton. She was a precocious child, it would seem, and already demonstrating where her adult interests would come to lie. As a boy, Freud was intellectually precocious and an extremely hard worker. A precocious child, he read voraciously and soon revealed an extraordinary aptitude for languages. The point is made early on that Daniel is an intellectually precocious child. There's still something of the precocious child about him. Synonyms advanced, old beyond one's years, forward, ahead of one's peers, mature, prematurely developed, ahead, gifted, talented, clever, intelligent, quick informal smart rare rathe-ripe 1.1 (of behaviour or ability) having developed at an earlier age than is usual or expected. a precocious talent for computing 早显的计算天赋。 Example sentencesExamples The 27-year-old grew up in bleak times for Scottish sport, when there was neither the political will nor the financial support to nurture precocious talent. His talent was as precocious as his future partner's, and back in America he would perform at children's parties and at his father's academic gatherings. When you realise how precocious was the talent of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, you can only pray he was a nice kid. He is an absolutely precocious talent, and as nice a person as I could wish to be associated with. His precocious ability recognised, he would go on to win the same scholarship held by Daniel Barenboim and Itzhak Perlman and to play at the Carnegie Hall. He seems to have been aware of this from adolescence: certainly from the time when, in his early twenties, he lived and worked in Rome under the patronage of a bevy of cardinals who admired his precocious talents. Although he's initially terrified at the prospect of being a father, Angela soon has a calming effect on him, despite her precocious, junk food-fuelled behaviour. Outfield players, especially, must be nurtured almost full-time from the first inkling of any precocious ability. As a child growing up in Moray, Caledonian Thistle's manager was nicknamed Pele because of the precocious talent which saw him signed by Manchester United as a 15-year-old. Of the two latest biographers, it is Nicholas Roe, a professor of English at St Andrews University, who writes most expansively about the poet's ancestry and precocious development as a poet. Any display of precocious talent - or even average ability - mysteriously finds its way into every conversation. A precocious talent, he joined New York City Ballet aged 16 and after a season with Zurich Ballet returned as soloist, becoming principal in 1995. Professor Frerichs recognized the precocious talent of this newcomer and encouraged Ehrlich's pursuit of histology and chemistry. Olivier Messiaen was born in Avignon, France in 1908 into a highly scholarly family and showed precocious musical talent. Neil Tarrant, on loan from Aston Villa, has provided the impetus with his precocious ability to score important goals. 1.2 (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual. （植物）早熟的，早开花的；早结果的 Example sentencesExamples The vine is a precocious one, budding, flowering, and ripening early, which makes it prone to spring frosts but means that it can flourish in regions as cool as much of the Loire. In cold-winter climates, prune precocious magnolias in summer after they've bloomed. Callery pears are precocious, having a very short juvenile period, and flower as early as 3 years old. Derivatives precociously adverb prɪˈkəʊʃəsliprəˈkoʊʃəsli From an early age Iris showed herself to be precociously thoughtful. Example sentencesExamples At the precociously early age of 12, he was a pupil at the Trustees' Academy. I have no problem with the idea of gambling on a precociously talented teenager. But while his career path suggests a precociously mature musical sensibility, his debut solo album counters any such notion. Elaine, a precociously bright child and a voracious reader, had been taken out of school and sent away to earn some money. precociousness noun prɪˈkəʊʃəsnəs Taken aback by the teenager's precociousness, the police chiefs sent him away to do a law degree first. Example sentencesExamples Hmm… while I can agree that the dialogue is weak (at times) and that the little boy's precociousness is unnecessary, I think the rest of the film was nearly flawless. Her style has always been proof of her precociousness. Much of this show feels like promising student work, poised between prank and precociousness. They provide hours of amusement with their lively chatter, playfulness, precociousness and curiosity. precocity noun prɪˈkɒsɪtiprəˈkɑsədi She, like her brother, studied composition with Zelter and revealed comparable precocity and ability. Example sentencesExamples Three years later the boy's intellectual precocity was noticed, and a group of local businessmen clubbed together to send the youth to North America to study. How many minds have there been of such capacity and precocity? Olson suggests that precocity might correlate with ability to visualize, which leads into a considerable discussion of people who learn mathematics verbally as contrasted with those who learn it visually. His intellectual precocity, and his dedication to work, which remained compulsive from boyhood onwards, are characteristic. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin praecox, praecoc- (from praecoquere 'ripen fully', from prae 'before' + coquere 'to cook') + -ious. apricot from mid 16th century: The Romans called the apricot the malum praecocum or ‘the apple that ripens early’. The second part of the Latin name, meaning ‘early-ripening’, is also the root of the word precocious (mid 17th century), now used of children but originally used to describe flowers or fruit that blossomed or ripened early. Over the centuries praecocum gradually mutated in a multilingual version of Chinese whispers. It passed into Byzantine Greek as perikokkon, to Arabic as al-birquq, to Spanish albaricoque, and to Portuguese albricoque. In the 16th century the word was adopted into English from Portuguese in the form albrecock. The modern spelling was probably influenced by French abricot, and perhaps by Latin apricus ‘ripe’. Rhymes atrocious, ferocious Definition of precocious in US English: precocious adjectiveprəˈkoʊʃəsprəˈkōSHəs 1(of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual. （儿童）过早发育的；早熟的 he was a precocious, solitary boy 他是个早熟的孤独男孩。 Example sentencesExamples There's still something of the precocious child about him. She was a precocious child, it would seem, and already demonstrating where her adult interests would come to lie. As a boy, Freud was intellectually precocious and an extremely hard worker. If I had my way I'd ban the most precocious kids from reading anything but Enid Blyton. A precocious composer (his earliest anthems date from c. 1663), he was sent to France and Italy about 1664 to study the latest fashions in music. The point is made early on that Daniel is an intellectually precocious child. As a precocious teenager, and now as a student, Millie has always shared her wild lifestyle with Jamie. A precocious child, he read voraciously and soon revealed an extraordinary aptitude for languages. Synonyms advanced, old beyond one's years, forward, ahead of one's peers, mature, prematurely developed, ahead, gifted, talented, clever, intelligent, quick 1.1 (of behavior or ability) indicative of early development. （行为，能力）较早显出的，超常的 a precocious talent for computing 早显的计算天赋。 Example sentencesExamples When you realise how precocious was the talent of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, you can only pray he was a nice kid. As a child growing up in Moray, Caledonian Thistle's manager was nicknamed Pele because of the precocious talent which saw him signed by Manchester United as a 15-year-old. His talent was as precocious as his future partner's, and back in America he would perform at children's parties and at his father's academic gatherings. His precocious ability recognised, he would go on to win the same scholarship held by Daniel Barenboim and Itzhak Perlman and to play at the Carnegie Hall. Professor Frerichs recognized the precocious talent of this newcomer and encouraged Ehrlich's pursuit of histology and chemistry. Any display of precocious talent - or even average ability - mysteriously finds its way into every conversation. He is an absolutely precocious talent, and as nice a person as I could wish to be associated with. He seems to have been aware of this from adolescence: certainly from the time when, in his early twenties, he lived and worked in Rome under the patronage of a bevy of cardinals who admired his precocious talents. Outfield players, especially, must be nurtured almost full-time from the first inkling of any precocious ability. Of the two latest biographers, it is Nicholas Roe, a professor of English at St Andrews University, who writes most expansively about the poet's ancestry and precocious development as a poet. A precocious talent, he joined New York City Ballet aged 16 and after a season with Zurich Ballet returned as soloist, becoming principal in 1995. Although he's initially terrified at the prospect of being a father, Angela soon has a calming effect on him, despite her precocious, junk food-fuelled behaviour. Neil Tarrant, on loan from Aston Villa, has provided the impetus with his precocious ability to score important goals. Olivier Messiaen was born in Avignon, France in 1908 into a highly scholarly family and showed precocious musical talent. The 27-year-old grew up in bleak times for Scottish sport, when there was neither the political will nor the financial support to nurture precocious talent. 1.2 (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual. （植物）早熟的，早开花的；早结果的 Example sentencesExamples In cold-winter climates, prune precocious magnolias in summer after they've bloomed. The vine is a precocious one, budding, flowering, and ripening early, which makes it prone to spring frosts but means that it can flourish in regions as cool as much of the Loire. Callery pears are precocious, having a very short juvenile period, and flower as early as 3 years old. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin praecox, praecoc- (from praecoquere ‘ripen fully’, from prae ‘before’ + coquere ‘to cook’) + -ious.
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