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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries稚嫩的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhì'nèn de
"他当时还是一个稚嫩的年轻人，对社会毫无了解。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
(Especially of a young person) inexperienced and immature.
"Mark was a callow youth when he first arrived in the big city, easily overwhelmed by its fast pace." - 2
Used to describe a young bird that is unfledged or lacks fully developed feathers.
"The nest contained three callow hatchlings waiting eagerly for their mother to return with food."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'calu', meaning 'bald' or 'unfledged', originating from Proto-Germanic. By the 16th century, the meaning shifted metaphorically from unfledged birds lacking feathers to young, inexperienced, and immature humans lacking sophistication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Callow" is said worldwide
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inexpérimenté
Transliteration: inexperimente
"Il était un jeune homme inexpérimenté et plein d'illusions."
unerfahren
Transliteration: unerfahren
"Der unerfahrene Junge machte viele Fehler bei seiner ersten Arbeit."
inesperto
Transliteration: inesperto
"Era un giovane inesperto che cercava la sua strada nel mondo."
inexperto
Transliteration: inexperto
"El joven inexperto cometió varios errores en su primer día de trabajo."
inexperiente
Transliteration: inexperiente
"Ele era um jovem inexperiente e cheio de ambições ingênuas."
अनुभويहीन
Transliteration: anubhavheen
Script: अनुभवीहीन
"वह एक अनुभवहीन युवक था जो दुनिया की सच्चाइयो से अनजान था।"
稚嫩的
Transliteration: zhì'nèn de
"他当时还是一个稚嫩的年轻人，对社会毫无了解。"
풋내기의
Transliteration: putnaegiui
"그는 사회 경험이 부족한 풋내기 청년이었다."
未熟な
Transliteration: mijuku na
"彼はまだ世間知らずで未熟な青年だった。"
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