callow

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

1. callow youth: 年轻稚嫩的青年
2. callow inexperience: 缺乏经验
3. callow behavior: 幼稚行为
4. callow attitude: 不成熟的态度
5. callow understanding: 浅薄的理解
6. callow appearance: 幼稚的外表
7. callow decision-making: 不成熟的决策
8. callow judgment: 不成熟的判断力
9. callow emotions: 幼稚情感
10. callow aspirations: 年幼的志向
11. callow innocence: 幼稚的纯真
12. callow dreams: 幼稚的梦想
13. callow curiosity: 幼稚的好奇心
14. callow imagination: 幼稚的想象力
15. callow enthusiasm: 幼稚的热情
16. callow idealism: 幼稚的理想主义
17. callow expectations: 幼稚的期望
18. callow beliefs: 幼稚的信念
19. callow naivety: 幼稚的天真
20. callow ambition: 幼稚的野心
21. callow arrogance: 幼稚的傲慢
22. callow rebellion: 幼稚的反叛
23. callow disobedience: 幼稚的不服从
24. callow impatience: 幼稚的不耐烦
25. callow stubbornness: 幼稚的固执
26. callow insecurity: 幼稚的不安全感
27. callow vulnerability: 幼稚的脆弱性
28. callow self-centeredness: 幼稚的自我中心
29. callow immaturity: 幼稚的不成熟
30. callow dependency: 幼稚的依赖
31. callow impulsiveness: 幼稚的冲动
32. callow gullibility: 幼稚的易受骗
33. callow sensitivity: 幼稚的敏感
34. callow self-consciousness: 幼稚的自我意识
35. callow ignorance: 幼稚的无知
36. callow petulance: 幼稚的暴躁
37. callow awkwardness: 幼稚的尴尬
38. callow shyness: 幼稚的害羞
39. callow timidity: 幼稚的胆怯
40. callow recklessness: 幼稚的鲁莽
41. callow jealousy: 幼稚的嫉妒
42. callow immaturity: 幼稚的不成熟
43. callow dependency: 幼稚的依赖
44. callow impulsiveness: 幼稚的冲动
45. callow gullibility: 幼稚的易受骗
46. callow sensitivity: 幼稚的敏感
47. callow self-consciousness: 幼稚的自我意识
48. callow ignorance: 幼稚的无知
49. callow petulance: 幼稚的暴躁
50. 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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