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单词 puerile
释义 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
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