puerile 愚蠢的; 幼稚的; 孩子气的

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pu·er·ile
\ˈpyu̇(ə)rəl, -ˌrīl\ adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French puéril, from Latin puerilis, from puer boy, girl, child + -ilis -ile; akin to Greek pais child — more at few
1.
a. : of or relating to childhood : boyish
  < puerile humility … we used to show to the world — Corra Harris >
  < mocking is the first puerile form of wit, playing with surfaces without sympathy — George Santayana >
b. : unworthy of an adult : immature, childish
  < the puerile and half-educated mind — Bernhard Berenson >
  < great affairs of men in society are carried on as if they were … puerile and degrading farces — R.P.Blackmur >
2. : characteristic of or resembling that of children — used of respiration
< puerile breathing is louder than normal vesicular breathing — R.M.Goepp & H.F.Flippin >
Synonyms: see youthful


puerile
pu·er·ile / ˈpjuərail; NAmE ˈpjurəl /
adjective
  (disapproving)silly; suitable for a child rather than an adult
   愚蠢的；幼稚的；孩子气的
   SYN   childish


puerile

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puer∙ile / ˈpjurəl ; ˈpjʊəraɪl /
◙adj [formal]
1. silly and stupid
• 愚蠢的; 幼稚的;
【SYN】 childish
»a puerile joke
  幼稚的玩笑
♦puerility / pjuˈrɪlɪtɪ ; pjʊˈrɪləti / noun [U]


pu·er·ile
/ˈpjɚrəl/ adj   [more ~; most ~]
   formal + disapproving   : silly or childish especially in a way that shows a lack of seriousness or good judgment
   a puerile comedy
   puerile behavior


puerile

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ADJECTIVE:Of or characteristic of a child, especially in immaturity: babyish, childish, immature, infantile, juvenile. See YOUTH.


西班牙语：
puerile
[pu·er·ile || 'pjʊrəl /'pjʊəraɪl]
adj. pueril, infantil, inmaduro



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