基本释义
adj. 年轻而无经验的；羽毛未丰的
n. (Callow)人名；(英)卡洛
星级词汇
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助记提示
1. 与cub, calf同源，符合首辅音表词类含义的规则，由此引申出该词的含义。
2. 形近词：wallow, tallow, swallow, shallow, sallow, hallow, callow, fallow.
3. call + low, 叫声低的小鸟 > 未生羽毛的
4. Calvin (卡尔文、加尔文) => Latin calvus “bald” => callow.
5. From young birds with no feathers, meaning extended to any young inexperienced thing or creature.
英文词源
callow 幼稚的
来自PIE *gal, 秃头，参照Calvinism, chauvinism, 进一步来自PIE*ghel, 发光的，词源同glass, gleam。指刚出生的，没长毛的。
快速记忆
callow [‘kæləʊ] adj. 年轻而无经验的；羽毛未丰的
callow 羽翼未丰的 ←同尾词→ follow 跟随
eg. Little girls always follow their mothers, because they are too young and callow.
小女孩们总是听妈妈的话，因为她们太年轻了，羽翼未丰。
——摘自《快速记忆英语单词 口袋书》
常见短语
- callow youth: 年轻稚嫩的青年
- callow inexperience: 缺乏经验
- callow behavior: 幼稚行为
- callow attitude: 不成熟的态度
- callow understanding: 浅薄的理解
- callow appearance: 幼稚的外表
- callow decision-making: 不成熟的决策
- callow judgment: 不成熟的判断力
- callow emotions: 幼稚情感
- callow aspirations: 年幼的志向
- callow innocence: 幼稚的纯真
- callow dreams: 幼稚的梦想
- callow curiosity: 幼稚的好奇心
- callow imagination: 幼稚的想象力
- callow enthusiasm: 幼稚的热情
- callow idealism: 幼稚的理想主义
- callow expectations: 幼稚的期望
- callow beliefs: 幼稚的信念
- callow naivety: 幼稚的天真
- callow ambition: 幼稚的野心
- callow arrogance: 幼稚的傲慢
- callow rebellion: 幼稚的反叛
- callow disobedience: 幼稚的不服从
- callow impatience: 幼稚的不耐烦
- callow stubbornness: 幼稚的固执
- callow insecurity: 幼稚的不安全感
- callow vulnerability: 幼稚的脆弱性
- callow self-centeredness: 幼稚的自我中心
- callow immaturity: 幼稚的不成熟
- callow dependency: 幼稚的依赖
- callow impulsiveness: 幼稚的冲动
- callow gullibility: 幼稚的易受骗
- callow sensitivity: 幼稚的敏感
- callow self-consciousness: 幼稚的自我意识
- callow ignorance: 幼稚的无知
- callow petulance: 幼稚的暴躁
- callow awkwardness: 幼稚的尴尬
- callow shyness: 幼稚的害羞
- callow timidity: 幼稚的胆怯
- callow recklessness: 幼稚的鲁莽
- callow jealousy: 幼稚的嫉妒
- callow immaturity: 幼稚的不成熟
- callow dependency: 幼稚的依赖
- callow impulsiveness: 幼稚的冲动
- callow gullibility: 幼稚的易受骗
- callow sensitivity: 幼稚的敏感
- callow self-consciousness: 幼稚的自我意识
- callow ignorance: 幼稚的无知
- callow petulance: 幼稚的暴躁
- callow awkwardness: 幼稚的尴尬
深度学习
callow (CAL low) It’s back to youth with this adjective. From the Middle English word for “bald,” it means “immature” or “lacking adult experi-ence.” Perhaps it comes from acting like a bald baby or else from acting “baldly,” that is, bluntly, without sophistication or sensitivity.
•“Ah, callow youth!” reflected the old man when he overheard a group of boys making fun of his long beard and bent walk. “They’ll know better when they grow old.”
•In a speech he made in 1933, Winston Churchill refers to the students of Oxford University as “callow, ill-tutored youths” and then goes on to blame the adults of England for setting a bad example.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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callow（CAL low）用这个形容词回到了年轻时代。从中古英语单词“bald”中，它的意思是“不成熟”或“缺乏成人经验”。也许它来自于像秃头婴儿一样的行为，或者来自于“baldly”的行为，也就是说，坦率地说，没有成熟或敏感。
•当老人听到一群男孩取笑他的长胡子和弯曲的走路时，“啊，幼稚的年轻人！”。“他们长大后会更清楚。”
•温斯顿·丘吉尔（Winston Churchill）在1933年的一次演讲中，将牛津大学的学生称为“幼稚、未受过良好教育的年轻人”，然后指责英国成年人树立了坏榜样。
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