Word · Frequency #9866
Fully loadedinfancies
婴儿期；幼年
infancies is the plural of infancy.
核心释义
The period of life when a child is a baby; very early childhood.
- 1.
儿童期最早阶段(会爬但不会走)
The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
- 2.
生长或发展的早期阶段
the early stage of growth or development
- 3.
婴儿状态；幼年
The state of being an infant.
- 4.
最初的不成熟状态
the earliest state of immaturity
- 5.
早期；萌芽阶段
An early stage in the development of anything.
- 6.
未成年状态；未成年期
The state of being a minor.
初期；萌芽阶段；未成年期；儿童期最早阶段(会爬但不会走)；生长或发展的早期阶段；婴儿状态；幼年
用法In use
The technology is still in its infancy, so there are many problems to solve.
用法提示：此处 infancy 为名词，表示‘发展的早期阶段’，用 in its infancy 指事物尚未成熟。
During her infancy, the baby learned to crawl before she could walk.
用法提示：此处 infancy 指‘婴儿期’，即出生后的最初阶段。
The new research field is in its infancy, but it promises great advances.
用法提示：infancy 用于比喻‘早期、萌芽阶段’，强调发展刚刚起步。
in (one's/its) infancy
常用于描述事物处于早期发展状态。
The technology is still in its infancy.
这项技术仍处于起步阶段。
from infancy
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in its infancy
- 处于初期阶段
- The technology is still in its infancy.这项技术仍处于初期阶段。
- early infancy
- 婴儿早期
- Regular checkups are important during early infancy.婴儿早期的定期检查很重要。
- during infancy
- 在婴儿期
- Bonding with parents during infancy is crucial.在婴儿期与父母建立情感联结至关重要。
- from infancy
- 从婴儿时期起
- She has played the piano from infancy.她从婴儿时期就开始弹钢琴。
- since infancy
- 自婴儿期以来
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把“in”想象成“在里面”，婴儿在里面就是婴儿期，人生的初期阶段。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：child development、technology、business 通常用于正式或书面语境，多比喻事物发展的初期阶段，常见于科技、商业等领域。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用 the infancy of ... 表示“某事物的早期阶段”，如 the infancy of the internet。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling 'ancy' but have different stressed vowels (e.g., /æ/, /ɛ/, /eɪ/, /ɒ/ vs. /ɪ/ in 'infancy'), so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级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。
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