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youngish + noun
youngish 作定语时，语气比 young 弱，表示‘还算年轻、较为年轻’，通常不指明具体年龄。
A youngish man in a suit came to the door.
一个穿着西装、还算年轻的男人来到门口。
还算年轻的；比较年轻的
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还算年轻的；比较年轻的
somewhat young
A youngish man in a suit came to the door.
一个穿着西装、还算年轻的男人来到门口。
较年轻的；略显年轻的
Somewhat young.
She is youngish, maybe around thirty, but she already runs her own company.
她还算年轻，大概三十岁左右，但已经经营着自己的公司。
We need a youngish teacher who can connect with the teenage students.
我们需要一位比较年轻的老师，能和十几岁的学生打成一片。
His face looked youngish in the photo, so I didn't recognize him at first.
照片里他的脸显得有点年轻，所以我一开始没认出他来。
youngish 作定语时，语气比 young 弱，表示‘还算年轻、较为年轻’，通常不指明具体年龄。
A youngish man in a suit came to the door.
一个穿着西装、还算年轻的男人来到门口。
作表语时常与 be、seem、look 等系动词连用，用来描述主语的年龄特征。
The new colleague is youngish, maybe mid-twenties.
新同事还挺年轻，大概二十五六岁。
youngish for + 名词 结构表示‘就某身份或年龄段而言还算年轻’，暗含与常规预期的比较。
She is youngish for a professor.
就教授这个职位而言，她还挺年轻。
Not this
My sister is youngish than me.
Use this
My sister is younger than me.
youngish 不是 young 的比较级；在 than 对比结构中要用比较级 younger。
Not this
She is very youngish.
Use this
She is very young.
youngish 已含有“有点”的程度义，通常不用 very 修饰；要表达“非常年轻”应使用 very young。
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还算年轻的男人
A youngish man at the desk handed me the key.
一个还算年轻的男人在服务台把钥匙递给我。
看起来比较年轻的
A youngish-looking stranger asked me for directions.
一个看起来比较年轻的陌生人向我问路。
还算年轻
At 50, my aunt is still youngish and very active.
我姑姑五十岁了，还算年轻，而且非常活跃。
在还算年轻的年纪
He became a professor at a youngish age.
他在还算年轻的时候就当上了教授。
相对年轻的人群
The coffee shop attracts a youngish crowd in the evenings.
这家咖啡馆晚上吸引的是相对年轻的人群。
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联想：被问年纪时答“还 youngish”——young 后多一条 -ish 小尾巴，表示“还算年轻”。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、非正式写作 “youngish” 意思是“还算年轻”，多用于日常对话或非正式写作，带有不精确、随意的语气；正式场合较少使用，宜用 relatively young 等表达。
这些词都以 -ish 结尾，读作 /ɪʃ/，与 youngish /ˈjʌŋɪʃ/ 的词尾发音一致。但它们的重读元音不同（youngish 是 /ʌ/，oldish 是 /oʊ/，smallish/tallish 是 /ɔː/，warmish 是 /ɔːr/，boyish 是 /ɔɪ/，childish 是 /aɪ/），所以并不与 youngish 完全押韵。注意 youngish 中的 g 属于 young，后缀是 -ish，不要读成 /ˈjʌŋɡɪʃ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.