quick study
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3.3
- noun
- /kwɪk ˈstʌdi/
:
persona que aprende rápido
- Everyone agrees that Mark is a quick study who grasped the new software in no time.
Examples
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Despite his limited formal education, Hun Sen is intelligent, a clever political operative, and a quick study.
Academic text (2002) -
You are such a quick study!
Blog text (6) -
You are some kind of quick study.
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What a quick study you are.
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And you are a quick study.
Fiction book (2002) -
"You are a quick study."
Fiction book (1995) -
"Ah, a quick study," Field approved.
Fiction book (1990) -
Some of us are just quick studies.
Blog text (27) -
I'm a quick study when it comes to something I care about.
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He is also a quick study, is very trainable, and has a good work ethic.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
46
7.3
A person who learns new things quickly
17
7.0
A person who learns new things quickly and easily
1
6.7
Able to understand new ideas very quickly
A person who learns new things quickly
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'a person who learns quickly' is clearly related to 'quick' (fast) + 'study' (learning), so a learner who knows both words could plausibly infer the general idea. However, 'study' does not normally denote a person and the phrase requires reinterpreting the noun (and can be confused with 'a study that is quick'), so the relation is only partly predictable and may be ambiguous to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun quick study gives a simple picture: think of a short quick lesson or study that teaches a lot, so the person understands right away. That's why a 'quick study' is a person who 'learns fast'.