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enfant terrible

noun
🔊/ˌɒ̃fɒ̃ teˈriːbl/
🔊/ˌɑ̃ːfɑ̃ː teˈriːbl/
(plural enfants terribles
🔊/ˌɒ̃fɒ̃ teˈriːbl/
🔊/ˌɑ̃ːfɑ̃ː teˈriːbl/
)
(from French)
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  1. a person who is young and successful and whose behaviour and ideas may be unusual, causing people to be shocked or embarrassed少年得志肆无忌惮的人Topics Successc2
    Word OriginFrench, literally ‘terrible child’.