English Dictionary

quick study

名詞

廃用

(obsolete) An actor who is able to learn their lines in a short amount of time. / One who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner.

日本語の意味

早く学習する人、理解が速い人（いわゆる『早口言葉』ではなく、学習や理解の速さを指す表現） / （時代遅れの用法）台詞を短時間で覚えることができる俳優

The director preferred casting a quick study for the touring production because rehearsals were brief.

監督はリハーサルの時間が短かったため、台詞を短時間で覚えられる俳優を巡演に起用することを好んだ。

意味（1）

(obsolete) An actor who is able to learn their lines in a short amount of time.

'I mustn't be cracking jokes though, for I've got a part of twelve lengths here, which I must be up in tomorrow night, and I haven't had time to look at it yet; I'm a confounded quick study, that's one comfort.'

意味（2）

One who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner.

Gilpatric assumed that his own prior experience would give him an early advantage over McNamara, but this proved erroneous, as McNamara was a quick study and soon got a fix on the management and organization of the Defense Department.

quick studies （ plural ）