Word · Frequency #20076
infantile
幼稚的；不成熟的
核心释义
indicating a lack of maturity
- 1.
婴儿的。
Pertaining to infants.
- 2.
显示缺乏成熟
indicating a lack of maturity
- 3.
幼稚的；不成熟的。
Childish; immature.
- 4.
关于婴儿或婴儿期的
of or relating to infants or infancy
- 5.
婴儿的,幼稚的
being or befitting or characteristic of an infant
婴儿的。；显示缺乏成熟；幼稚的；不成熟的。；关于婴儿或婴儿期的；婴儿的,幼稚的
用法In use
His constant tantrums struck everyone as infantile behavior for a grown man.
用法提示：infantile 在此作形容词，作定语修饰 behavior，表示‘幼稚的、不成熟的’。
Stop making such infantile jokes during the meeting; we have serious work to do.
用法提示：infantile 在此作形容词，作定语修饰 jokes，表示‘幼稚的’。
The critics dismissed the movie's plot as infantile and predictable.
用法提示：infantile 在此作形容词，充当宾语补足语，表示‘幼稚的、不成熟的’。
infantile behavior
infantile paralysis
infantile games
infantile + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- infantile behavior
- 幼稚行为
- His infantile behavior at the meeting embarrassed everyone.他在会议上的幼稚行为让所有人都感到尴尬。
- infantile humor
- 幼稚的幽默
- The movie relies on infantile humor to appeal to young children.这部电影依靠幼稚的幽默来吸引幼儿。
- infantile attitude
- 幼稚的态度
- Her infantile attitude toward criticism made the conversation impossible.她对待批评的幼稚态度使谈话无法进行。
- infantile regression
- 幼稚性退行
- The therapist interpreted his infantile regression as a response to stress.治疗师将他的幼稚性退行解释为对压力的反应。
- infantile amnesia
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 infantile 拆成 infant（婴儿）+ ile，婴儿般的行为就是“幼稚的、不成熟的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、psychological evaluation 该词表示“幼稚的、不成熟的”，多用于正式批评或心理学描述中，属于书面、严肃的语气；日常口语中比较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the words below is a true rhyme with infantile /ˈɪnfəntɪl/, because infantile stresses the first syllable /ɪn/ and the final /tɪl/ is unstressed; a rhyme would need to match /ˈɪn...tɪl/, and there are no common words in that pattern. The -ile spellings are lookalikes: most in the list are pronounced /aɪl/, while infantile uses /ɪl/. In American English, some of these -ile adjectives may be reduced to /əl/ (e.g., hostile /ˈhɑːstəl/, futile /ˈfjuːtəl/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.