"puerile" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 幼稚的
• 小孩子氣的

Definition

形容非常幼稚或傻氣，通常用於成年人不應有的行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

較正式且少見，多用於書面語或批評。常與“behavior”（行為）、“remarks”（言論）等詞搭配，帶有批評意味。描述正面兒童特質宜用“childlike”。

Examples

His puerile jokes made everyone uncomfortable.

他那些**幼稚的**玩笑讓大家都感到不舒服。

Many found his speech to be puerile and lacking depth.

許多人覺得他的演講很**幼稚**，缺乏深度。

She was criticized for her puerile behavior during the meeting.

她在會議上的**幼稚**行為受到批評。

Some of their arguments were so puerile that no one took them seriously.

他們的一些論點太**幼稚**了，沒有人認真對待。

I was surprised by his puerile reaction to such a simple comment.

他對那麼簡單的評論竟然有**幼稚的**反應，讓我很意外。

Don't waste your time arguing over such puerile matters.

別為這些**幼稚的**事情爭論了，浪費時間。