| 单词 | puerilely |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈpuerilely ˈpuerilely adv. [compare French puérilement (1501 in Middle French), Spanish puerilmente (late 14th cent.)] in a puerile fashion; childishly. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > youth > [adverb] youngly1533 youthly1541 youthfully1581 youthlike1582 puerilely1654 verdantly1828 youthily1839 juvenilely1889 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [adverb] childlya1425 bairn-likec1425 bairnly1483 childishly1533 babishly1551 puerilely1654 babyishly1829 babily1872 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adverb] > insubstantially > childishly puerilely1654 1654 S. Ward Vindiciæ Academiarum 53 He deales with us..somewhat Puerilely, in insulting over us without cause, Tetrically striking at us without any occasion. 1751 tr. Female Foundling I. p. v A Narration of Events which are visibly fictitious,..or puerilely extravagant. 1841 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 313 Then followed the Gothic, grand, majestic, and spiritual..yet complicated and puerilely minute in its ornamental details. 1979 Technol. & Culture 20 681 A social force too crucially significant either to be just puerilely embraced or to be only cynically tolerated. 2005 Oklahoman (Nexis) 9 Dec. 16 d Marley is more reflective after he is reformed, as compared to Scrooge who turns puerilely giddy. < as lemmas |
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