Phrase
male child
noun
男孩；男童
a youthful male person
- 1.
a youthful male person
年轻的男性
年轻的男性；男孩；男孩子
In use
The male child in the blue shirt is my nephew.
Every male child in our family learns to cook.
The proud parents announced the birth of a healthy male child.
a male child
使用不定冠词a表示泛指或首次提及。
She gave birth to a male child.
她生了一个男孩。
the male child
使用定冠词the表示特指。
The male child was crying loudly.
那个男孩在大声哭。
possessive determiner + male child
所有格限定词如my, his, her, their等修饰male child。
Their male child is very active.
他们的男孩子非常活跃。
Common mistakes
He is a male child.He is a boy.
在英语中，'boy' 是表示男孩最自然的词，'male child' 显得过于正式或生硬，通常用于医学或法律语境。
My male child loves soccer.My son loves soccer.
在谈及家庭关系时，英语用 'son' 而非 'male child'，后者听起来不自然且可能引起误解。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.