childishness
childishness — 名詞
1. the silly or immature way an adult sometimes thinks or acts, like a young child
幼稚；耍幼稚
成年人言行像小孩般不成熟
the silly or immature way an adult sometimes thinks or acts, like a young child who has not yet learned to handle a situation calmly.
Dylan rolled his eyes at the childishness of the two senators shouting over each other.
Dylan 對著兩位參議員互相大聲叫嚷的幼稚行為翻了個白眼。
childishness of + noun phrase, attributing immature behavior to adults
After the divorce, Maeve was tired of her ex-husband's constant childishness over money.
離婚之後，Maeve 已經受夠了前夫在金錢上一直耍幼稚。
childishness over + topic, naming what triggers the silly behavior
There was a streak of childishness in Samir that came out whenever he lost a board game.
Samir 身上有一股幼稚的脾氣，只要桌遊輸了就會冒出來。
a streak of childishness, a typical noun-phrase frame
The manager spoke to Eitan about the childishness of slamming doors when meetings ran long.
經理就 Eitan 在會議拖太久時甩門的幼稚舉動跟他談了一下。
the childishness of + gerund, naming a specific silly action
Niran apologized for his childishness and promised to talk things through next time.
Niran 為自己的幼稚道歉，並答應下次會好好溝通。
- show childishness
- childishness of someone
- a streak of childishness
- act with childishness
- immaturity
broader and more formal; refers to general lack of emotional development, not a single silly act.
- petulance
more specific — childish sulking or bad temper when things do not go one's way.
- puerility
very formal and bookish; suggests pathetically childish behavior in an adult.
用法筆記
Subject is usually an adult or older child whose behavior the speaker disapproves of; using this noun about a young child sounds odd because childlike behavior is expected of them.
常見錯誤
2. the quality of seeming open, curious, or innocent in a way that reminds people o
童真；天真
像小孩般純真、好奇的特質
the quality of seeming open, curious, or innocent in a way that reminds people of a young child, used in a neutral or positive sense.
There was a sweet childishness in the way Sofia greeted every animal at the petting zoo.
Sofia 在動物觸摸園裡跟每隻動物打招呼的模樣，有一種可愛的童真。
childishness in the way + clause, describing an innocent quality
Critics praised the painter for keeping a sense of childishness in her bright, simple landscapes.
評論家稱讚這位畫家在明亮、簡單的風景畫中保留了一份童真。
a sense of childishness, neutral or positive framing
Élise loved the wide-eyed childishness her grandfather still showed when he opened presents at Christmas.
Élise 喜歡爺爺在聖誕節拆禮物時，眼睛睜得大大、仍帶著童真的樣子。
wide-eyed childishness, paired with descriptive adjective
The novel celebrates the childishness of a small village where neighbors still trust one another.
這本小說歌頌一座小村莊的童真，那裡鄰居之間還彼此信任。
childishness of + place, transferred to a community's innocent quality
- a sweet childishness
- wide-eyed childishness
- a sense of childishness
- charming childishness
- innocence
stronger focus on moral or experiential purity rather than a child-like manner.
- naivety
more about lack of worldly knowledge, sometimes mildly critical.
- childlikeness
rarer; emphasises the positive child-like quality without the negative tone.
- world-weariness
the tired, jaded opposite of a fresh childlike view.
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 by context: positive adjectives (sweet, charming, wide-eyed) or comparison to art / innocence signal this sense; complaints about adults signal sense 1.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- streak of childishness
- sense of childishness
- show of childishness
常用片語
- a sweet childishness
- wide-eyed childishness
- rise above the childishness
- tired of the childishness
介系詞搭配
- childishness of
- childishness over
- childishness in