child
/tʃaɪld/ (bre, ipa) · [tʃˈaɪld] /tʃaɪld/ (ame, ipa) · [tʃˈaɪld] /ˈchī(-ə)ld/ (ame, mw)
child — 名詞
- childsingular
- childrenplural
1. someone who is still growing up, or one of a parent's children no matter how old
孩子；子女
未成年的人，或任何年齡的兒女
someone who is still growing up, or one of a parent's children no matter how old that person becomes
Each child received a red lantern before the school parade began.
遊行開始前，每個孩子都拿到一盞紅燈籠。
each child + receive + object
Mateo and his sister were the only children awake after midnight.
半夜過後，Mateo 和妹妹是唯一還醒著的孩子。
The nurse asked which child in the family needed the inhaler.
護理師問這家哪個孩子需要吸入器。
Romi was listed as the couple's only child in the will.
Romi 在遺囑中被列為那對夫妻唯一的子女。
At seventy, Walid was still the youngest child in the family.
到了七十歲，Walid 仍是家中最小的子女。
文法句型
a child
the youngest child
an only child
用法筆記
In family relationships, this sense can refer to sons or daughters even when they are already adults.
常見錯誤
2. an adult who reacts in an immature or unreasonable way, especially when things d
幼稚鬼
指任性又不成熟的大人
an adult who reacts in an immature or unreasonable way, especially when things do not go their way
Lukas slammed the menu shut and sulked like a child.
Lukas 啪地闔上菜單，像個幼稚鬼一樣鬧脾氣。
sulk like a child
The coach told James not to be a child about losing.
教練叫 James 輸了別像個幼稚鬼一樣鬧。
be a child about + losing
After the schedule changed, Madison stamped off like a child.
行程一改，Madison 就像個幼稚鬼一樣跺腳走開。
Christopher acted like a child when the printer stopped working.
印表機一壞，Christopher 就表現得像個幼稚鬼。
- grown-up
someone acting with maturity and self-control
文法句型
be a child about + [something]
act like a child
用法筆記
Usually follows 'be' or 'act like' and is clearly critical, not affectionate.
常見錯誤
3. someone whose outlook was shaped deeply by the era or conditions they grew up in
時代之子
深受某時代或處境影響的人
someone whose outlook was shaped deeply by the era or conditions they grew up in
Asher is a child of the internet age and reads news online first.
Asher 是網路時代之子，總先在網上看新聞。
a child of + the internet age
Kofi calls himself a child of the 1990s and loves cassette tapes.
Kofi 說自己是九零年代之子，特別愛錄音帶。
Liang is a child of wartime rationing and wastes nothing at meals.
Liang 是配給年代之子，吃飯從不浪費。
Romi is a child of postwar rebuilding and saves every scrap of wood.
Romi 是戰後重建年代之子，連木頭碎片都會留下來。
- product of
broader and more neutral about what created the result
- creature of
more figurative and often suggests a stronger habitual tie
文法句型
a child of + era
a child of + situation
用法筆記
Nearly always appears in the pattern 'a child of ...' to show what shaped the person's outlook.