prodigy
n
1 person with unusual or remarkable qualities or abilities (在素质或能力上)了不起的人; 奇才; 天才
a child/infant prodigy, ie one who is unusually talented for his age, eg in music or mathematics 天才儿童[神童](如在音乐或数学方面早慧者).
2 (rhet 修辞)
(a) amazing or wonderful thing, esp a natural phenomenon 令人惊异的事物(尤指自然现象); 奇观
the prodigies of nature 大自然的奇观.
(b) ~ of sth outstanding example of sth 某方面的出类拔萃者
The man is a prodigy of learning, ie knows a lot. 此人学识渊博.