childish (B1)
カタカナ: チャイルディッシュ
IPA: /ˈtʃaɪl.dɪʃ/
Definition
Childish means behaving like a child in a bad way: immature, silly, selfish, or unreasonable. 'That was a childish reaction.' (not adult or reasonable) 'Stop being childish.' (stop acting immature) Be careful: childish is usually negative. If you want a positive meaning like innocent or pure, use childlike.
意味: childishは悪い意味で「子どもっぽい」「幼稚な」「大人げない」という意味です。That was a childish reaction.（幼稚な反応だった）Stop being childish.（大人げないことはやめて）注意：childishは普通ネガティブです。無邪気・純粋という良い意味ならchildlikeを使います。
Examples / 例文
彼の反応は少し大人げなかった。 — His reaction was a little childish.
そんな幼稚な言い争いはやめよう。 — Let's stop this childish argument.
Childish の日本語訳
Japanese translations of Childish:
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