puerile

puerile

英 ['pjʊərɪl]
　　美 ['pjʊəraɪl]

adj. 幼稚的；孩子氣的；未成熟的；天真的

中文詞源：

puerile 孩子氣的

來自拉丁語puer,小孩，兒童，來自PIE*pau,小的，詞源同few,pupil.

例句：

1. Concert organisers branded the group's actions as puerile.
音樂會的組織者指稱該樂隊的行為愚蠢幼稚。

2. The story is simple, even puerile.
故事很簡單，甚至有些幼稚。

3. The belief in it issues from the puerile egos of inferior men.
這種信仰是下等人幼稚的自私意識中產生的.

4. He was more interested in states of mind than in " puerile superstitions, Gothic castles, and chimeras. "
他樂於描寫心情, 而不願意描寫 “ 無聊的迷信, 尖拱式的堡壘和妖魔鬼怪. ”

5. A puerile tear dimmed my eye while I looked a tear of disappointment and impatience.
我看啊看的,一滴孩子氣的眼淚使我的眼睛模糊瞭.那是一滴失望和焦急的眼淚.