| 释义 |
idiot-savant id·i·ot-sa·vant (ē-dē-ō' sah-vahn'), A person of low general intelligence who possesses an unusual faculty for certain mental tasks of which most normal people are incapable. Synonym(s): idiot-prodigy [Fr.] id·i·ot-sa·vant (ē'dē-ō'sah-vawn[h]') A person of low general intelligence who possesses an unusual facility in performing some mental tasks that most normal people cannot do (e.g., memorizing a telephone directory). [Fr.]idiot-savant (ed-jo'sa-vant) [Fr., learned idiot] An individual who is generally mentally retarded, but has the ability to do complicated tasks such as play instruments, recall dates, or accurately and rapidly perform mathematical calculations. See: autism |