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infantile

🇬🇧 UK/'infәntail/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Relating to infants or infancy; childishly immature.

婴儿的;幼稚的,不成熟的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
infroot
+
antbefore, prior
+
ilerelating to, having the nature of
=infantile

Common Collocations

  • 1.infantile behavior幼稚的行为
  • 2.infantile disorder幼儿疾病
  • 3.[infantile] paralysis[小儿]麻痹症

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His infantile behavior at the board meeting embarrassed everyone present.

  • 2.

    Infantile paralysis, also known as polio, was once a major health threat.

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