child·ish /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/ adjectiveadj 1 [usually before noun]CHILD relating to or typical of a child 孩子的;孩子般的 OPP adult a high childish laugh 孩子气的高声大笑
her childish excitement 她孩子般的激动
2 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEbehaving in a silly way that makes you seem much younger than you really are – used to show disapproval 傻气的,孩子气的,幼稚的〔含贬义〕 SYN immature OPP mature Don’t be so childish! 别这么孩子气了!
I wish politicians would stop this childish name-calling. 我希望政客们能停止这种幼稚的谩骂。
To describe someone who is as innocent, eager etc as a child, use
childlike.
描写某人像孩子似的天真、急切等,用 childlike。
—childishly adverbadv
—childishness noun [uncountableU]