young
young
(younger , youngest )
派生
youngish
adjective
语源
(younger , youngest )
- having lived or existed for only a short time
幼小的；初期的；年纪轻的，年青的
a young girl.
一个年轻女孩。
[as plural noun the young]the young are amazingly resilient.
年轻人的活力真是令人吃惊。
■not as old as the norm or as would be expected
夭折的，早逝的
more people were dying young.
更多的人英年早逝。
■[attrib.]relating to, characteristic of, or consisting of young people
年轻人的，年轻人特有的
young love.
年轻人的爱情。
the Young Communist League.
共青团。
■immature or inexperienced
未成熟的；没经验的
she's very young for her age.
就她的年龄而言，她很不成熟。
■having the qualities popularly associated with young people, such as enthusiasm and optimism
年轻人似的；热情的；有青春活力的，朝气蓬勃的；乐观的
all those who are young at heart.
所有那些心态依然年轻的人。
■(the Younger)used to denote the younger of two people of the same name
[用于指两个同姓者中的较年轻者]年龄较小的，较年轻的
Pitt the Younger.
小皮特。
■(younger)[postpositive](Scottish)denoting the heir of a landed commoner
(苏格兰)平民地主产业的继承人的
Hugh Magnus Macleod, younger of Macleod.
休•马格纳斯•麦克劳德，麦克劳德家的土地继承人。
- [treated as pl.]offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth
（尤指动物尚未产下或刚产下的）崽；幼畜；幼禽
this species carries its young.
这种动物是胎生的。
派生
youngish
adjective
语源
- Old English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis
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