| 单词 | precocious |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pri'kəuʃəs] |
| 解释 | a.早熟的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 早熟的(premature) 【记】 pre(提前)+coc(=cook 煮饭)+ious→饭提前 煮好→早熟的 【例】 The precocious six-year-old recited the names of all the states. |
| 字源 | precocious (adj.) 1640s, "developed before the usual time" (of plants), with -ous + Latin praecox (genitive praecocis) "maturing early," from prae "before" (see pre-) + coquere "to ripen," literally "to cook" (see cook (n.)). Originally of flowers or fruits. Figurative use, of persons, dates from 1670s. Related: Precociously; precociousness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (智力)早熟的 【记】pre前, coc = cook, ious－很早就会做饭的－早熟的 【参】precognition(n 预知); preconception(n 预想; 偏见) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自pre提早 + cook 做饭→提早熟饭→早熟 |
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