A protégé is someone, often younger, who is taught, guided, and pushed forward by a person with more power, skill, or experience. The older person is not only a classroom teacher: they open doors, make introductions, and take some responsibility for that person’s future.

A protégé is someone, often younger指的是通常比較年輕的某個人 who is taught, guided, and pushed forward by a person with more power, skill, or experience被權力、技能或經驗更豐富的人教導、指引，並且推一把往前走。The older person is not only a classroom teacher那個比較資深的人不只是課堂上的老師 they open doors, make introductions他們會幫忙開路、引薦人脈 and take some responsibility for that person's future也會為那個人的未來擔起一些責任。

Artists, cooks, politicians, and professors all speak of their protégés. Though actually, people stretch it — a manager may call a favourite junior a protégé even when the help is quite light.

Artists, cooks, politicians, and professors all speak of their protégés藝術家、廚師、政治人物和教授都會提到自己的protégé。Though actually不過其實 people stretch it大家會把這個字用得更寬鬆 a manager may call a favourite junior a protégé even when the help is quite light主管可能會把自己偏愛的下屬叫做protégé，即使給的幫助其實很少。

In French it began as “the protected one,” the past participle of protéger, to protect. English often writes protege without the accent; some writers still use protégée for a woman, but many people now use protégé for everyone.

In French it began as "the protected one,"這個字在法文裡原本是「被保護的人」 the past participle of protéger, to protect是動詞protéger（保護）的過去分詞。English often writes protege without the accent英文常常把重音符號拿掉，寫成protege some writers still use protégée for a woman有些作者對女性還是用protégée but many people now use protégé for everyone但現在很多人不分性別都用protégé。

It is not the same as a prodigy, which means a brilliantly gifted young person.

It is not the same as a prodigy它跟prodigy不一樣 which means a brilliantly gifted young personprodigy指的是天賦異稟的年輕人。