Precocious

(adj.) appearing or developing early; 'precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias' .

(adj.) characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); 'a precocious child'; 'a precocious achievement' .

校对:马蒂

• You precocious chick! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He was precocious to an extraordinary degree, for in 1895, when only twenty-one, he had produced a wireless transmitting apparatus that he patented in Italy. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• She spoke as though she were talking to a precocious child. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• I was a precocious actress in her eyes; she sincerely looked on me as a compound of virulent passions, mean spirit, and dangerous duplicity. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The same little space a few feet square was soon converted by this precocious youth into a newspaper office. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Mr. Stryver laughed till he shook his precocious paunch. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Uncle Benjamin, who did not e migrate till much later, showed interest in his precocious namesake. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Cheered by this prospect, the precocious boy applied himself to his infantile treadmill, with increased vigour. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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