babyish

IPA/ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/
KK[bˈebiɪʃ]IPA/ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/

babyish — 形容詞

  • babyishpositive
  • more babyishcomparative
  • most babyishsuperlative

1. behaving or seeming like a very young baby, especially in a way that is thought

1.形容詞B2
釋義

嬰兒般的；幼稚的

像嬰兒般幼稚的；不成熟的

behaving or seeming like a very young baby, especially in a way that is thought to be unsuitable or unattractive for an older child or adult

例句

Amara's babyish habit of crying when she loses a game made the other players laugh.

Amara 輸了遊戲就哭的嬰兒習慣，讓其他玩家笑了起來。

babyish habit of crying

The restaurant served tiny portions on a plastic plate that felt too babyish for a formal dinner.

那家餐廳用小盤裝食物，對正式晚餐來說顯得太幼稚了。

too babyish for a formal dinner

常見搭配
  • babyish behaviour
  • babyish habit
  • babyish voice
  • babyish laugh
  • babyish face
  • babyish expression
  • babyish dress
同義詞
  • childish

    more general; can be neutral ('childish games') or negative; 'babyish' specifically evokes a baby

  • infantile

    more formal and clinical; stronger disapproval in psychology or sociology contexts

  • immature

    broader — covers any lack of emotional or behavioural development, not specifically baby-like

反義詞
  • mature

    opposite in terms of emotional and behavioural development

  • grown-up

    informal opposite; describes someone who acts their age

文法句型

babyish + noun (behaviour, habit, voice, face, dress)

用法筆記

Commonly used in criticism directed at older children or adults. Frequently paired with nouns describing behaviour, appearance, or speech — such as behaviour, voice, laugh, expression, habit, or dress.

常見錯誤

His babyish laugh was very cute.
His babyish laugh made him sound like a spoiled child.
'babyish' carries a negative or critical tone; using it to describe something cute sounds unnatural.
The baby's babyish cries woke everyone up.
The baby's cries woke everyone up.
'babyish' is normally used to describe older children or adults, not actual babies.

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常用片語

  • act babyish
  • look babyish
  • feel babyish
  • sound babyish