单词 | youth |
释义 | youth —youthless, adj. /yoohth/, n. , pl. youths /yoohths, yoohdhz/, (collectively) youth. 1. the condition of being young. 2. the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one who is young. 3. the time of being young; early life: His youth was spent on the farm. 4. the period of life from puberty to the attainment of full growth; adolescence. 5. the first or early period of anything: The business, even in its youth, showed great potential. 6. young persons collectively. 7. a young person, esp. a young man or male adolescent. [bef. 900; ME youthe, OE geoguth; c. D jeugd, G Jugend] Syn. 3. minority, immaturity. 7. youngster, teenager, adolescent, stripling, lad, boy. Ant. 1, 3. maturity. |
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