juvenile

英 ['d?u?v?na?l] 美['d??v?na?l]
  • adj. 青少年的；幼稚的
  • n. 青少年；少年讀物
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詞態(tài)變化

復(fù)數(shù):?juveniles;

助記提示

1. juven- + -ile.
2. => of or belonging to youth.
3. juvenile------久聞奶兒-------幼稚的青少年

中文詞源

juvenile 青少年的

來自拉丁語iuvenis,青少年，青年，來自PIE*yeu,生命力，年青的活力，詞源同eon,young,junior.

英文詞源

juvenile (adj.)
1620s, from Latin iuvenilis "of or belonging to youth," from iuvenis "young person," originally "young" (compare French jeune; see young). Juvenile delinquency first recorded 1816; Juvenile delinquent the following year.

雙語例句

1. an increase in juvenile delinquency
青少年犯罪的增加

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. Don't be so juvenile!
別那么孩子氣！

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.
身為成年人,他的行為舉止顯得十分幼稚.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The authorities are at their wits'end about juvenile delinquency.
當(dāng)局對青少年犯罪束手無策.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village.
不一會兒,湯姆碰上了村里的少年棄兒.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》