puerile

英 [ˈpjʊəraɪl]

美 [ˈpjʊrəl]

adj.  愚蠢的; 幼稚的; 孩子气的

GRE医学

BNC.39678 / COCA.36021

牛津词典

adj.

• 愚蠢的；幼稚的；孩子气的
  silly; suitable for a child rather than an adult

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 幼稚的；孩子气的；愚蠢的
  If you describe someone or something aspuerile, you mean that they are silly and childish.
  1. Concert organisers branded the group's actions as puerile...
     音乐会的组织者指称该乐队的行为愚蠢幼稚。
  2. The story is simple, even puerile.
     故事很简单，甚至有些幼稚。
  3. ...puerile, schoolboy humour.
     既幼稚又学生气的幽默

英英释义

adj

• displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  1. adolescent insecurity
  2. jejune responses to our problems
  3. their behavior was juvenile
  4. puerile jokes
  Synonym:adolescentjejunejuvenile
• of or characteristic of a child
  1. puerile breathing

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