youngling

n. 年轻人, 幼小动物, 新手 a. 年轻的, 经验不足的

发音

US /ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/

词形变化

younglings 复数 younglings more youngling 比较级 most youngling 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A young person, animal, or plant; chit.

    2005 May 19, George Lucas, “Star Wars: Episode III ”, “Revenge of the Sith”, Lucasfilm Obi-Wan Kenobi: I have seen a security hologram of him...killing younglings.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Young; youthful.

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词源

From Middle English youngling, ȝongelyng, ȝungling, from Old English ġeongling (“a youth, youngling”), from Proto-West Germanic *jungiling, from Proto-Germanic *jungalingaz, *jungilingaz (“young man, youngling”). Doublet of Yngling. By surface analysis, young + -ling.

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