photographic memory; able to recite after one glance
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to have a photographic memory; to be able to recite something after seeing it just once
literaryUsed to praise someone's exceptional memory, often in a literary or formal context. It implies a natural talent.
Tā他
tiān天
fù赋
yì异
bǐng禀
，
yǒu有
guò过
mù目
chéng成
sòng诵
de的
běn本
lǐng领
。
He is gifted with a natural talent and possesses the ability of photographic memory.
Chuán传
shuō说
zhè这
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
dú读
shū书
guò过
mù目
chéng成
sòng诵
。
Legend has it that this scholar could recite books after just one glance.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
guò过
mù目
chéng成
sòng诵
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
yī一
zhǒng种
shén神
tóng童
de的
biāo标
zhì志
。
In ancient times, having a photographic memory was seen as a mark of a child prodigy.
Tā她
jīng惊
rén人
de的
jì记
yì忆
lì力
ràng让
tā她
jī几
hū乎
dá达
dào到
le了
guò过
mù目
chéng成
sòng诵
de的
jìng境
jiè界
。
Her astonishing memory brought her almost to the realm of being able to recite after a single glance.