juvenile

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How to pronounce juvenile in British English: 英 [ˈdʒuːvənaɪl]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    a youthful person
  • Adjective:
    of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

单词词源

juvenile (adj.)
1620s, from Latin iuvenilis "of or belonging to youth," from iuvenis "young person," originally "young" (compare French jeune; see young). Juvenile delinquency first recorded 1816; Juvenile delinquent the following year.

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adj.

adult

双语例句

1. The sixth suspect will face trial in juvenile court .
2. Juvenile rants in the blogosphere replace fruitful human contact .
3. A sixth suspect is expected to be tried in juvenile court .
4. In many other ways I 'm as juvenile as ever .
5. A sixth suspect is under 18 and will be tried separately in a juvenile court .

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