| 单词 | infancy |
| 释义 | infancy (once / 741 pages) n Infancy is the earliest part of a person's life, when they're a baby. It's extremely rare for anyone to remember their own infancy. An amazing amount of growth and development happens during infancy: babies learn to crawl, laugh, and communicate, among many other things. Infancy is vaguely defined, usually including the time from birth to about one year old. You can also use the word to mean "the very beginning of something," so if your lemonade stand is brand new, it's still in its infancy. The word comes from the Latin infantia, "early childhood," and literally, "inability to speak." WORD FAMILYinfancy: infancies+/infant: infancy, infants USAGE EXAMPLESThe problem, such companies say, is that regulations on the use of drones - and about countering them - are still in their infancy. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Wearable tech, although still in its infancy, is booming, and companies are hunting for advancements. New York Times(Sep 09, 2016) "But the rebalancing process is still in its infancy and speculators want to position for that," he added. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the early stage of growth or development Syn|Hyper babyhood, early childhood time of life a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state 2n the earliest state of immaturity Syn|Hyper babyhood immatureness, immaturity not having reached maturity |
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