Word · Frequency #18612
boyhood
少年时代
the childhood of a boy
- 1.
The state or condition of being a boy.
身为男孩的状态或性质。
- 2.
The childhood of a boy.
男孩的童年时期。
身为男孩的状态或性质。；男孩的童年时期。
In use
He often talks about his boyhood in the countryside.
Her boyhood memories of summer camp still make her smile.
In his boyhood, he spent every weekend fishing with his grandfather.
in one's boyhood
作时间状语，强调少年时代这个时间段。
In his boyhood, he lived in the countryside.
他少年时代住在乡下。
since boyhood
常与现在完成时连用，表示从少年时代持续至今。
He has loved music since boyhood.
他从少年时代起就热爱音乐。
boyhood + noun
boyhood 可作定语修饰名词，如 friend、dream、memories 等。
His boyhood dream was to become a pilot.
他少年时代的梦想是成为一名飞行员。
Connections
Collocations
- in boyhood
- 在少年时代
- He often climbed trees in boyhood.他少年时代经常爬树。
- boyhood friend
- 少年时代的朋友
- She met her boyhood friend at the reunion.她在聚会上遇见了少年时代的朋友。
- boyhood dream
- 少年时代的梦想
- His boyhood dream was to become an astronaut.他少年时代的梦想是成为宇航员。
- boyhood home
- 少年时代的家
- The novelist returned to his boyhood home.那位小说家回到了他少年时代的家。
- since boyhood
- 从少年时代起
- They have been friends since boyhood.他们从少年时代起就是朋友。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：boy（男孩）＋hood（兜帽），戴着兜帽玩耍的年纪，就是少年时代。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：回忆录或传记、文学作品 boyhood 是比较常见的书面词，多用于叙述或正式场合，指男孩的童年或少年时期；日常口语中通常不会频繁使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 boyhood（/ˈbɒɪhʊd/）完全押韵。childhood、manhood、womanhood、neighborhood 都拼作 -hood，但重读元音不同；boy、joy 有相同的 /ɒɪ/ 音，但后面没有 /hʊd/。注意不要按拼写把 -hood 一律读成 /huːd/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.