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单词 precocious
释义 pre·co·cious
\-shəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin praecoc-, praecox early ripening, premature, precocious (from prae- + -coc-, -cox, from coquere to cook, ripen) + English -ious — more at cook
: exceptionally early in development:
 a. : flowering, fruiting, or developing before the usual time : early or prematurely ripe or developed — used of a plant or its organs
 b. : manifesting at an early age some of the mental or physical characteristics usually associated with maturity
  < a precocious child >
  < a precocious genius >
 c. : characterizing, done, or made by a precocious individual
  < a precocious achievement >
  < at the precocious age of 25 he had written a masterpiece >
 d. : appropriate to a period later than that of actual occurrence
  < a precocious culture >
  < a precocious heat wave >
pre·co·cious·ly adverb
pre·co·cious·ness noun -es
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