quick study

English

quick study (plural quick studies)

(obsolete) an actor who is able to learn their lines in a short amount of time
- 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, chapter 23
  'I mustn't be cracking jokes though, for I've got a part of twelve lengths here, which I must be up in tomorrow night, and I haven't had time to look at it yet; I'm a confounded quick study, that's one comfort.'
- 1880, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Belgravia (vol. XL), p80
  ... She is a quick study --' 'A what?' 'Learns her part rapidly, I mean. ...
- 1888, Frances Aymar Mathews, His Way and Her Will, p81
  "Ah!" sighs the little widow, "I absolutely don't know how I am! With all this professional jargon, and nothing but 'quick study' and 'lines,' in one ear; and 'left upper' and 'right lower,' in the other, I am almost distracted!"
one who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner
- 1981, Douglas Kinnard, Secretary of Defense, p78
  Gilpatric assumed that his own prior experience would give him an early advantage over McNamara, but this proved erroneous, as McNamara was a quick study and soon got a fix on the management and organization of the Defense Department.

单词	quick study
释义	quick study English Noun quick study (plural quick studies) (obsolete) an actor who is able to learn their lines in a short amount of time 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, chapter 23 'I mustn't be cracking jokes though, for I've got a part of twelve lengths here, which I must be up in tomorrow night, and I haven't had time to look at it yet; I'm a confounded quick study, that's one comfort.' 1880, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Belgravia (vol. XL), p80 ... She is a quick study --' 'A what?' 'Learns her part rapidly, I mean. ... 1888, Frances Aymar Mathews, His Way and Her Will, p81 "Ah!" sighs the little widow, "I absolutely don't know how I am! With all this professional jargon, and nothing but 'quick study' and 'lines,' in one ear; and 'left upper' and 'right lower,' in the other, I am almost distracted!" one who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner 1981, Douglas Kinnard, Secretary of Defense, p78 Gilpatric assumed that his own prior experience would give him an early advantage over McNamara, but this proved erroneous, as McNamara was a quick study and soon got a fix on the management and organization of the Defense Department.
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