🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

才能

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cái chǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Talent/ˈtæl.ənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她在绘画方面有很大的才能。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A natural aptitude or skill.

    "She has a remarkable talent for painting."
  2. 2

    A person or group of people with a natural ability to do something.

    "The team is full of young talents ready to make their mark."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'talent' originates from the Latin 'talentum', which referred to a unit of weight and later evolved to signify a person's natural ability or skill. This transition occurred during the Middle Ages, influenced by the biblical parable of the talents, which emphasized the importance of utilizing one's gifts.

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