talent

n.天资，才能；天才，人才；塔兰特，古代的一种计量单位，可用来记重量或作为货币单位；性感的人

noun

1. 天才；天资；天赋
   a natural ability to do sth well
   1. to have great artistic talent
      很有艺术天赋
   2. a man of many talents
      多才多艺的男子
   3. She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted.
      她很有天资，能够心想事成。
   4. a talent competition/contest/show (= in which people perform, to show how well they can sing, dance, etc.)
      才艺选拔赛 / 大奖赛 / 演出
2. 有才能的人；人才；天才
   people or a person with a natural ability to do sth well
   1. There is a wealth of young talent in British theatre.
      英国戏剧界年轻一代人才辈出。
   2. He is a great talent.
      他是个了不起的人才。
3. （统称）性感的人
   people who are sexually attractive
   1. He likes to spend his time chatting up the local talent.
      他喜欢把时间花在和当地的妞儿搭讪上。

名词复数形式:talents

talent 天才，天资，天赋

来自拉丁语 talentum,重量，一定数目的钱，来自希腊语 talanton,称量，一定的重量，一定数 目的钱，来自 PIE*tele,举起，称重，词源同 extol,tolerate.据考证，1 talent 为 6000 古希腊货 币 drachma,在当时为一大笔钱。现词义来自圣经的一则寓言，讲得是主人要出远门，按能力 给了三个奴隶一个 5 talenta,一个 2 talenta,一个 1talent,很久以后主人回来了，前两个奴隶用钱 投资钱生钱，最后一个奴隶把钱埋在地底下，主人生气的说，即使你不会投资，你把钱存入 银行至少也有利息啊，我要没收你的钱，把钱交给有能力的人。后引申词义天才，天资等。

1. He has a talent for recollection and anecdote.
   他在记忆力和讲述趣闻轶事方面颇具天赋。
2. If you allow your mind to stagnate, this particular talent will atrophy
   如果你老不用脑，那么这一特殊才能就会退化。
3. Patti Smith and Janis Joplin did it all years ago and they were women with attitude and talent.
   帕蒂·史密斯和詹妮斯·乔普林多年前就这样做过，她们当时是两位个性鲜明的才女。
4. It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.
   成为作家要有天分，但更要有创作的冲动。
5. It gradually dawned upon me that I still had talent and ought to run again
   我渐渐明白了自己还有才能，应该再次参加竞选。
6. She has everything: beauty, talent, children
   她拥有一切：美貌、才干和子女。
7. I was very impressed with the talent of Michael Ball. He will go far.
   我对迈克尔·鲍尔的才华印象非常深刻，他将来会前途无量。
8. It was flattering to be told how indispensable his taste and talent were.
   被告知自己的品味和才能如此不可或缺，他心里非常高兴。
9. He said the move would definitely stem the haemorrhage of talent and enterprise from the colony.
   他表示这一举措势必会抑制殖民地人才和企业严重流失的现象。
10. She was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent.
    她躁动不安，需要为自己的才华找到新的突破口。
11. I believe I have the talent to make it
    我相信自己有成功的天分。
12. We have a wealth of musical talent in this region
    在这一地区有大量的音乐人才。
13. We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it.
    我们有天生的才能，但我们却几乎未曾使用过。
14. Despite her precocious talent for music and art, she failed both subjects at school.
    尽管她小的时候在音乐和艺术方面有不凡的天赋，上学的时候这两门功课却都不及格。
15. Even if I had the talent to play tennis I couldn't stand the pressure
    即使我有打网球的天赋，我也无法承受这种压力。
16. Mark says the ideas are Katie's own, and is quick to praise her talent
    马克说这些都是凯蒂自己的想法，并随即称赞起她的天赋来。
17. By 1982, she was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent.
    到了1982年，她感到厌倦了，需要新的动力来激发她的才能。
18. With nothing but his own talent, he made himself rich and famous.
    他一无所有，仅靠自身才能就变得富有而出名。
19. He's stinking rich, and with no more talent than he ever had before.
    他现在已经有几个臭钱了，但仍然和以前一样没什么才能。
20. Her natural creativity and artistic talent make her home a real showstopper.
    她天生的创造力和艺术天赋让她的家不同凡响，令人叹服。
21. A combination of talent, hard work and good looks have taken her to the top
    兼具天赋、勤奋和美貌使她得以出人头地。
22. She is proud that both her children have a talent for music
    她为自己的两个孩子都有音乐天赋而自豪。
23. The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents
    那位选手几乎没有得到什么机会展示自己的天赋。
24. He's got lots of talent.
    他天赋很高。
25. He began his musical career in talent shows
    他的音乐生涯始于才艺表演。
26. At the age of 18, she won first prize in a talent contest.
    18岁那年，她在一次大奖赛中获得一等奖。
27. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
    事业要成功，才能、勤奋和顽强的意志都至关重要。
28. She undermined him and destroyed his confidence in his own talent
    她暗中打击他，让他对自己的才华信心全无。
29. Hard work and talent so often go unrecognised and unrewarded
    努力和天赋经常不被认可，也得不到回报。
30. Abigail's mother Linda views her daughter's talent with a mixture of pride and worry
    阿比盖尔的母亲琳达带着一种又骄傲又担忧的复杂情绪看待女儿的才华。