boyhood

/ˈbɔɪhʊd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɔɪhʊd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbȯi-ˌhu̇d/ (ame, mw)

boyhood — noun

  • boyhoodsingular
  • boyhoodsplural

1. the period of a male human's life before he becomes an adult, from birth until a

1.名詞B1
釋義

the period of a male human's life before he becomes an adult, from birth until around the early teenage years

例句

Lin's happiest boyhood memories were of summers at his grandmother's cottage by the lake.

possessive + boyhood + memories — common pattern

The old photograph reminded Amir of his carefree boyhood in a small Moroccan fishing village.

of + possessive + boyhood — describing past period

同義詞
  • childhood

    the general term that includes both boys and girls

  • youth

    often focuses on teenage years rather than early childhood

  • adolescence

    specifically the teenage developmental years, not early childhood

反義詞
  • adulthood

    the period after a person has grown up

  • manhood

    refers to a man's adult years, after boyhood ends

文法句型

possessive + boyhood

during/in/since + possessive + boyhood

用法筆記

Refers only to the male experience of childhood; the general term for both sexes is 'childhood', and the female equivalent is 'girlhood'.

常見錯誤

❌She often talks about her boyhood in New York.
✅She often talks about her childhood in New York.
💡'boyhood' only refers to male human beings.