[Vocabulary] for one so young

[Silverobama]

Hi,

What does "for one so young" mean in this sentence? Thanks a lot


She has extraordinary powers of perception for one so young.


Thanks a lot

 

[sato]

It means that this is not suprising in an adult, but is surprising in a young person.
A sentence with similar structure:
"He is surprisingly active for a 90-year-old."
Usually we don't expect 90-year-olds to be very active, so when we come across one that is, it's surprising.

 

[duiter]

Thanks for Sato


for one so young

What is ''for one so young '' grammatical structure called in English grammar ?

Appositive ?

 

[sato]

Yeah I guess appositive would describe it.
You could also paraphrase the expression to "for such a young person" without changing the meaning at all.