Word · Frequency #16417
Fully loadedyoungers
年纪较小者；较年轻的人
youngers is the plural of younger.
a younger person, especially one of two people with the same name (as a son named after his father)
- 1.
One who is younger than another.
比另一个人年轻的人。
比另一个人年轻的人。；年纪较小者
In use
My sister is three years younger than me.
The younger players on the team are very eager to learn.
These shoes look younger and more stylish than those boots.
be younger than sb/sth
比较级younger后接than引出比较对象，可用two years等说明具体差距。
She is two years younger than her sister.
她比她妹妹小两岁。
the younger of the two
指两个人中较年轻的那个，可后接of短语说明范围。
He is the younger of the two brothers.
他是两兄弟中年纪较小的一个。
[name] the Younger
用于人名之后，指同名者中较年轻的一位，常用来区分父子或同名的两个人。
Pliny the Younger is famous for his letters.
Connections
Collocations
- younger brother
- 弟弟
- My younger brother is a doctor.我弟弟是一名医生。
- younger sister
- 妹妹
- Her younger sister lives in Shanghai.她妹妹住在上海。
- younger generation
- 年轻一代
- The younger generation prefers digital communication.年轻一代更喜欢数字交流。
- younger children
- 年幼的孩子
- Younger children need more sleep than teenagers.年幼的孩子比青少年需要更多睡眠。
- younger years
- 年轻时代；早年
- In my younger years, I lived abroad.在我年轻的时候，我住在国外。
- younger self
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：young（年轻）加上比较级后缀 -er，就是“更年轻的”。画面：两株幼苗，younger 的那株更鲜嫩。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、书面表达、正式场合 “younger”作形容词时表示“较年轻的”，作名词时表示“年龄较小的人”；整体语体偏中性，日常与书面场合均常用，其中名词用法较多出现在家庭或身份对比等语境中。
Grammar Note
younger 本身已是比较级，不要再与 more 连用。作名词时通常与 the 连用，指两者中较年轻者。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 younger /ˈjʌŋɡə/ 押韵的词：hunger /ˈhʌŋɡə/、monger /ˈmʌŋɡə/（同为 /ʌŋɡə/）。注意拼写相似的词发音不同：singer /ˈsɪŋə/ 没有 /ɡ/ 音；anger /ˈæŋɡə/、finger /ˈfɪŋɡə/、longer /ˈlɒŋɡə/ 的元音不同。
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.