prodigy
/ˈprɒdɪdʒɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［often with modifier］
1- a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities（尤指年幼的）奇才, 天才, 神童：
a Russian pianist who was a child prodigy in his day.
一位曾是神童的俄国钢琴家。
1.1
- an impressive or outstanding example of a particular quality奇迹; 奇物, 奇观：
Germany seemed a prodigy of industrial discipline.
德国似乎是工业纪律的奇迹。
1.2
- an amazing or unusual thing, especially one out of the ordinary course of nature奇事; 异兆：
omens and prodigies abound in Livy's work.
利维的作品充满异兆与奇事。
词源
late 15th cent. (denoting something extraordinary considered to be an omen)： from Latin prodigium 'portent'.