单词 | superboy |
释义 | superboyn. A boy or young man of exceptional talents or abilities, (now) esp. one who is, or is likened to, a superhero (cf. superman n. 2).Frequently with allusion to the comic book hero Superboy, who first appeared in a comic strip about Superman's childhood in 1945. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > ability or talent > people having talent > person having talent > very gifted person prodigya1684 boy wonder1857 idiot savant1870 phenom1881 Wunderkind1891 superboy1907 Supergirl1912 savant1919 1907 Bookman Feb. 233/2 A very brief, plain tale is told in Book I. for 2s. 6d., new details and epithets are added for an additional shilling, while for a crown the super-boy has his mind plenished up to the pitch of one of Macaulay's schoolboys. 1915 Independent (N.Y.) 20 Dec. 483/1 Phil Porter, the hero, is the usual exaggerated superboy, who accomplishes wonders in bravery, skill and resourcefulness. 1945 Superboy in More Fun Comics Jan.–Feb. 5/2 Clark Kent secretly fashions a colorful red-and-blue costume—and thus is born Superboy. 1973 Sunday Sun (Lowell, Mass.) 25 Feb. d4/1 A long-term problem this season has been the slow healing knee of hockey's Superboy, Bobby Orr. 1984 J. Fraser Name of Action i. 45 Huck's progress through the ostensible dangers of the trip downstream is very largely that of the superboy of Tom Sawyer's imaginings. 2011 Express (Nexis) 16 Dec. (Sport section) 93 Birmingham's new superboy, winger Nathan Redmond, tried his best to create a super result to keep his club in the Europa League. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907 |
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