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单词 childlike
释义
childlike
adjective
uk
/ˈtʃaɪld.laɪk/us
/ˈtʃaɪld.laɪk/
(ofadults)showingthe goodqualitiesthatchildrenhave, such astrustingpeople, beinghonestandenthusiastic:
（成人）孩子般的，单纯的，纯真无邪的
a childlikeinnocence/quality孩子般的天真无邪／气质
All herlifeshe had a childliketrustin otherpeople.她一辈子都对人怀有单纯的信任。
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(Definition ofchildlikefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofchildlike

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These observations form the backdrop against which psychological processes in the dream were imputed to have a "childlike" form.
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She specifically argues against punishment for acts of curiosity or 'childlike' behaviour.
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Measured by stereotypes of gender representation, the result is that male characters tend to appear morechildlikeand women more adult.
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The faces especially of the children showchildlikecharacteristics with a high forehead and large eyes.
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Similarly, purposefulchildlikeplaying with sound-producing objects might be done creatively, but it is not necessarily composing.
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The irony of course that actors and performers have discovered is that through playfulness and theirchildlikeapproach they can develop this sense of self.
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Long before the college-age students have come to equatechildlikeexplorations with embarrassment and 'fooling around'.
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The interviews variously suggested representations of the public as passive consumers; as a naive,childlikeand clamorous public; and/or as lacking skills, capacities or trust.
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Childlikehyperbole infuses memory with a feeling of boundlessness, friendship, and loyalty (here already described as ' 'counting ' ' on others).
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The idea of the prince behaving as a ' father to his subjects ' is supplemented by the duty of the subjects to reward this withchildlikeobedience and love.
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Those perceived as unable to perform tasks independently of others are portrayed aschildlike, and the metaphors of childhood are central to our understanding and experience of dependency.
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The parenting subsystem is undermined when one parent reduces the other to achildlikestatus, or when both parents allow the child to dominate the interaction.
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I must repeat that the issue is one of almostchildlikesimplicity.
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As one police officer graphically described the situation recently, the only thingchildlikeabout many young criminals is their birth certificates.
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With some sort ofchildlikeinnocence, we have become the easy victims of foreign diplomacy.
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