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juvenile

英 ['dʒuːvənaɪl]美 ['dʒʊvənaɪl]

adj. 青少年的；幼稚的

n. 青少年；少年讀物

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記憶方法

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.

英語詞源

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.

權威例句

1. an increase in juvenile delinquency

青少年犯罪的增加

2. Don't be so juvenile!

別那麼孩子氣！

3. For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.

身爲成年人,他的行爲舉止顯得十分幼稚.

4. The authorities are at their wits'end about juvenile delinquency.

當局對青少年犯罪束手無策.

5. Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village.

不一會兒,湯姆碰上了村裏的少年棄兒.

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