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precocious 音標拼音: [prɪk'oʃəs] [prik'oʃəs] a. 早熟的,象大人的,早成的 早熟的,象大人的,早成的 precocious adj 1: characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity ( especially in mental aptitude); " a precocious child"; " a precocious achievement" [ ant: { retarded}] 2: appearing or developing early; " precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias" Precocious \ Pre* co" cious\, a. [ L. praecox, - ocis, and praecoquus, fr. praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae before coquere to cook. See 3d { Cook}, and cf. { Apricot}.] 1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. [ R.] -- Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding what is to be expected of one' s years; too forward; -- used especially of mental forwardness; as, a precocious child; precocious talents. [ 1913 Webster] 36 Moby Thesaurus words for " precocious": a bit previous, advanced, ahead, bright, developed, early, far ahead, forward, gifted, half- baked, half- cocked, hasty, ill- considered, impulsive, intelligent, mature, not firm, overhasty, oversoon, precipitate, premature, previous, quick, rushed, smart, soon, too early, too soon, uncrystallized, unjelled, unmatured, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprepared, unripe, untimely
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