boyish

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈbojɪʃ/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.
    — People disliked his boyish and juvenile behaviour.
  2. Relating to a boy, or occurring in boyhood.
    — For Memnon […] fought hand to hand with his overmatch, and met his boyish and most dolorous death beneath the walls of Troy.

词形变化

more boyish comparative most boyish superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
boyishly boyishness tomboyish unboyish

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-
Proto-Germanic *bō-
Proto-West Germanic *bōjō
Old English *bōia
Middle English boye
English boy
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -ish
English -ish
English boyish
From boy + -ish.
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