English Dictionary

prodigy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɹɒdɪdʒi/

名詞

古語

(now rare) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. / An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak. / An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.

日本語の意味

前兆 – 異常な出来事やしるしが、不吉な予兆として現れる意味。 / 異常な存在または現象 – 通常の枠を超えた、時に怪物のような異様さを伴う存在や出来事。 / 驚異・奇跡 – 驚くほど素晴らしく、畏敬の念を抱かせる出来事や現象としての意味。

The sudden freezing of the river in midsummer was taken as a prodigy by the elders, a sign that something momentous would happen.

真夏に川が突然凍りついたことは、長老たちに前兆と見なされ、何か重大なことが起こる兆しだと囁かれた。

意味（1）

(now rare) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent.

John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.

意味（2）

An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.

意味（3）

An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.

He is never chased; he would run away with rope-walks of line. Prodigies are told of him.

意味（4）

A wonderful example of something.

意味（5）

An extremely talented person, especially a child.

prodigies （ plural ）