childlike

adjective
🔊/ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/
🔊/ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/
(usually approving)
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  1. having the qualities that children usually have, especially innocence孩子般的;童稚的;单纯的;(尤指)天真无邪的
    • childlike enthusiasm/simplicity/delight孩子般的热情/淳朴/兴高采烈
    compare childish
    Extra Examples
    • She spoke, as always, with an almost childlike directness.一如既往,她说话的态度几乎像孩子一样。
    • His eyes were light blue and childlike in their innocence.他的眼睛是淡蓝色的,童心稚气。
    • She responded with childlike simplicity.她的回应像孩子般天真。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryChildlike is used with these nouns:
    • delight
    • excitement
    • innocence
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