juvenile

KK [ˋdʒuvəˏnaɪl] /ˈdʒuvəˌnaɪl/

形容詞

  1. 1

    青少年的、少年的、未成年的常用於法律用語

    The case was heard in a juvenile court last month.

    這個案子上個月在少年法庭審理。

  2. 2

    幼稚的、孩子氣的、不成熟的貶義

    His juvenile jokes annoyed everyone at the meeting.

    他那些幼稚的笑話讓在場所有人都很反感。

  3. 3

    幼年的、未成熟的生物學

    Juvenile birds have duller feathers than the adults.

    幼鳥的羽毛顏色比成鳥暗淡。

名詞

  1. 1

    少年、未成年人正式

    Two juveniles were arrested for breaking into the store.

    兩名未成年人因闖入商店而遭到逮捕。

  2. 2

    幼獸、幼體、幼鳥生物學

    The juveniles stay near the nest for several weeks.

    幼鳥會在巢穴附近待上好幾個星期。