childlike

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
    — According to the prevailing Danish rationale, Greenlanders were naïve and childlike, in need of protection and incapable of governing themselves.
  2. Of, like, or suitable for a child.
    — Even Mario is given childlike mannerisms – running open-armed like a fearless toddler, whooping with delight – to convey playful innocence.

词形变化

more childlike comparative most childlike superlative

词汇关系

近义词
bairnlike childlike childly infantile juvenile juvey kiddish
反义词
adultlike grown up unchildlike nonchildlike
上位词
anthropic
下位词
childish boyish puerile girlish girllike girly puellile puelline babylike cherubic
衍生词
childlikeness nonchildlike unchildlike
相关词
childish naive young

词源

Etymology tree
English child
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English childlike
From child + -like.
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