(1)孩子的，孩子氣的(of，for，typical of or like a child)：～voice/laughter /games童音/孩子氣的笑聲/小孩子游戲;〖反〗adult，manful;
(2)幼稚的(foolish or thoughtless in a manner unsuitable for a grown-up)(derog)：～attitude/remark/idea/answer/fear of the dark幼稚的態(tài)度/評(píng)論/想法/答復(fù)/對(duì)黑暗的恐懼;Don't be～!不要小孩子氣!Stop that～behaviour/being～! 不要做那種幼稚的事情/這樣幼稚!〖同〗 childlike，immature，silly，foolish;〖反〗mature;
← child n;
→′childishly adv 孩子氣地，幼稚地;′childishness n 孩子氣，幼稚;
【辨異】childish與childlike都是指帶有小孩特點(diǎn)的。childish 帶有貶義，指具有小孩子缺點(diǎn)(如：幼稚、行為無控制、不嚴(yán)肅等)，如：childish outbursts of temper(耍小孩脾氣);childlike 帶褒義，指具有小孩優(yōu)點(diǎn)(如：天真、單純、熱情、信賴等)，如：childlike faith in people(對(duì)他人天真的信任)。后綴 -ish 往往帶有使人產(chǎn)生反感的含義，而 -like 則往往有使人產(chǎn)生好感的含義。