"second childhood" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈsɛkənd/ /ˈtʃaɪɫdˌhʊd

SEK-und CHYLD-hood

UK

ˈsɛkɪnd/ /tʃˈaɪldhʊd

SEK-ind chyld-HOOD

释义

A period in old age when someone becomes physically or mentally weak and behaves like a child again. It can also refer to seniors acting with childlike innocence or dependence.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈsɛkənd/ /ˈtʃaɪɫdˌhʊd

英式英语

ˈsɛkɪnd/ /tʃˈaɪldhʊd

简化发音

美式

SEK-und CHYLD-hood

英式

SEK-ind chyld-HOOD

语境中听

After his illness, he entered his second childhood.

People say he is going through a second childhood.

Her grandmother is living her second childhood now.

Some elderly people in second childhood need special attention and care.