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Protégé Special Person Word Talent Protege 英 Prəʊteʒeɪ] 美

英语单词 protege
英美音标 英 ['prəʊteʒeɪ] 美 ['proʊtəˌʒeɪ]
中文释义 n.门生;被保护者
vocabulary简明 A protégé is a person who receives special protection and promotion from someone more established in a field. If your boss introduces you as his newest protégé, you're off to a good start in your career.
vocabulary扩展 Essentially, a protégé is a teacher’s pet, someone who is given special status or favors. Often, the word is used for someone who has special standout talent and is taken up as an upcoming star or powerhouse. The word’s original associations, however, have nothing to do with talent and everything to do with how a person treats the protégé — the source of the word means “protection.”

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