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puerile
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Derivatives :
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puerilely
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- puerile
['pjuə.rɪl]
['pjuəraɪl]
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adjective
幼稚的;孩子气的;不成熟的;平庸的
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He was trying to give puerile excuses.
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他给出的借口总是愚蠢至极。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- puerile
['pjυəraɪl]
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adj
exhibiting silliness; immature; trivial
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of or characteristic of a child
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adj
[Etymology]
C17: from Latin puerilis childish, from puer a boy
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