idiot savant
noun/ˌɪdiəʊ sæˈvɒ̃/
/ˌɪdiəʊ sæˈvɑ̃ː/
(plural idiot savants, idiots savants
(old-fashioned, offensive, from French)/ˌɪdiəʊ sæˈvɒ̃/
/ˌɪdiəʊ sæˈvɑ̃ː/
)- a person who has an unusually high level of ability in a particular skill, for example in art or music, or in remembering things, but who has serious learning or social difficulties in other areas
This term is now generally considered to be offensive. Most people prefer to use the term savant or to say that the person has savant syndrome.在某项特定技能(例如艺术或音乐或记忆能力)方面具有异常高水平的能力的人,但在其他领域有严重的学习或社交困难 Word OriginFrench, literally ‘knowledgeable idiot’.