| 单词 | childish |
| 释义 | childish —childishly, adv. —childishness, n. /chuyl"dish/, adj. 1. of, like, or befitting a child: childish games. 2. puerile; weak; silly: childish fears. [bef. 1000; ME childisch, OE cildisc. See CHILD, -ISH1] Syn. CHILDISH, INFANTILE, CHILDLIKE refer to characteristics or qualities of childhood. The ending -ish often has unfavorable connotations; CHILDISH therefore refers to characteristics that are undesirable and unpleasant: childish selfishness, outbursts of temper. INFANTILE, originally a general word, now often carries an even stronger idea of disapproval or scorn than does CHILDISH: infantile reasoning, behavior. The ending -like has pleasing or neutral connotations; CHILDLIKE therefore refers to the characteristics that are desirable and admirable: childlike innocence, trust. Ant. mature, adult. |
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