Word · Frequency #18930
Fully loadedchildlike
天真烂漫的；天真单纯的
having the simple, trusting nature of a child
- 1.
Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
天真而信任的；轻信的；纯朴的。
- 2.
Of, like, or suitable for a child.
属于、类似或适合孩子的。
孩子似的；孩子般的；天真而信任的；轻信的；纯朴的。；属于、类似或适合孩子的。；孩子似的；天真烂漫的
In use
Her childlike laughter filled the room with joy.
He watched the fireworks with childlike wonder.
Despite his age, he has a childlike enthusiasm for drawing.
childlike + noun
childlike 常作定语，修饰表示气质、神态的名词，如 innocence、wonder。
She looked at me with childlike curiosity.
她带着孩子般的好奇心看着我。
remain/look + childlike
作表语时侧重保持纯真，一般不含贬义。
Despite her age, she remained childlike.
尽管上了年纪，她依然天真烂漫。
childlike + in + noun
后接 in 引出在哪方面的表现。
He was childlike in his trust of strangers.
Connections
Collocations
- childlike wonder
- 孩子般的好奇惊叹
- When she saw the ocean for the first time, she watched the waves with childlike wonder.第一次看到大海时，她带着孩子般的好奇惊叹望着海浪。
- childlike innocence
- 童真；天真烂漫
- His paintings reflect a childlike innocence that many adults have lost.他的画作流露出许多成年人已失去的童真。
- childlike enthusiasm
- 孩子般的热情
- The team tackled the project with childlike enthusiasm, eager to try every idea.团队以孩子般的热情投入这个项目，急于尝试每一个想法。
- childlike curiosity
- 孩子般的好奇心
- Her childlike curiosity drove her to ask endless questions about the universe.她孩子般的好奇心驱使她不断追问关于宇宙的问题。
- childlike simplicity
- 天真单纯；童稚般的纯朴
- Despite his success, he still approaches life with childlike simplicity.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
child（孩子）+ like（像）= 像孩子一样，天真烂漫。联想孩子纯真的笑脸，就是childlike。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：character description、literary or narrative writing、formal or careful speech childlike 通常多用于书面或较正式的表达，带有温和、正面的语气，强调天真、单纯或孩子般的好奇心；日常随意的口语中较少直接用，更适合在描述、评价或文学性文字中使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The final syllable of childlike is pronounced /laɪk/, matching like, bike, hike, strike, alike, and unlike. Like, alike, and unlike share the spelling chunk like; bike, hike, and strike share ike. Beware: the word child, which begins childlike, is pronounced /tʃaɪld/ with a final /d/, so it does not sound like the /laɪk/ group.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.