childish學測 L2KK [ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ] ｜ /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
幼稚的；孩子氣的
常考字，易與childlike混淆
It seemed childish for a grown man to slam the door just because he lost the game.
一個成年男人只因輸了比賽就甩門，顯得很幼稚。
一個畫面：耍脾氣跺腳
跺腳耍賴生氣時像小孩一樣用力跺腳
搶著講話不等別人說完就打斷插話
不認錯做錯事卻拒絕承擔責任
義項
耍賴幼稚B2adjective幼稚的；孩子氣的
During the meeting, Mark kept interrupting and making silly faces, which was really childish behavior.
開會時，Mark 一直打斷別人又扮鬼臉，行為非常幼稚。
childish behaviorso childish
片語
childish behavior耍幼稚脾氣 →像小孩一樣不成熟的行為
so childish幼稚到爆 →強調某行為非常幼稚
act childish耍幼稚模樣 →表現得像小孩一樣幼稚
你會不會這樣說？
Losing his temper over a small mistake was very ___ of him. (childish / childlike)
看答案
childish
childish 是負面幼稚，childlike 是正面天真可愛，無貶意
『他的行為很幼稚』比較常見的英文說法是：(A) His behavior is very childish. (B) His behaviors are very childish.
看答案
(A)
behavior 作「行為表現」解時通常不可數，不加 s。
字族
child 小孩；兒童・childlike 天真的；孩子般純真的