英语词汇“juvenile”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	juvenile
释义	ju·ve·nile I. \ˈjüvəˌnīl, -_n^əl sometimes -(ˌ)nil\ adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French juvénile, from Latin juvenilis, from juvenis young person (from juvenis young) + -ilis -ile — more at young 1. a. : of, relating to, or being a juvenile : physiologically immature or undeveloped : young < the baby snake varies in color and markings from the juvenile — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) > < his appearance was juvenile — Elinor Wylie > < a juvenile period that is essentially asexual — W.C.Allee > < gave her a most juvenile and engaging look — Edna Ferber > < ten juvenile years of my life — F.N.Souza > b. : being or remaining in a youthful stage of development; specifically : being a plant in which the leaves are assumed to be similar to ancestral adult forms c. : magmatic < juvenile waters > 2. a. : of, relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for children or young people < a juvenile book > < a juvenile phase of love not yet warmed into passion — C.W.Cunnington > < a juvenile membership of 82,111 — C.W.Ferguson > b. : being or relating to an actor who plays a youthful part < played the juvenile lead in a new hit > 3. : reflecting psychological or intellectual immaturity : unworthy of an adult : childish < the juvenile customs of fraternities — Harold Taylor > < regarded their desperate rebellion as juvenile melodrama — Paul Blanshard > < juvenile behavior > Synonyms: see youthful II. noun (-s) 1. a. : a young person : child, youth < observed some of the evil effects of factory labor upon juveniles — Paul Woodring > < leader of a gang of juveniles who stole a car recently — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News > b. : a book for children or young people < a general trade book as well as a juvenile — Publishers' Weekly > 2. a. : a young individual fundamentally like an adult of its kind except in size and reproductive activity b. : a bird in juvenal plumage c. : a 2-year old racehorse 3. : an actor who plays youthful parts; sometimes : an actress who plays such parts
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