infancy 详细解释

infancy

['infənsi]

n. 婴儿期, 幼年, 初期
[法律]未成年

n.[U]

1. 婴儿期, 幼年[S1]

He has been bright from infancy.

他从小就很聪明。

2. 初期; 未发达阶段

The industry was still in its infancy.

这一产业当时仍处于发展初期。

3. 【律】未成年

词形变化

名词复数: infancies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.初期; 幼时

beginning  babyhood  

同义参见:

origin  childhood  minority  birth  youth  

英英释义

名词 infancy:

the early stage of growth or development

同义词：babyhood, early childhood

the earliest state of immaturity

同义词：babyhood

短语词组

in one's infancy

1. 在初期; 在早期阶段

This research is only in its infancy.

这一研究尚处于起始阶段。

补充

infancyinfancy英:[ˈinfənsi] 美:[ˈɪnfənsi]n.1.婴儿期He came to England in his infancy.他幼年时期来到英国。2.早期, 初始阶段Their research is only in its infancy.他们的研究处于初级阶段。

例句

1. minute details of Deborah's infancy德博拉幼年生活的详尽细节 2. the development of the mind from infancy onwards从婴儿期开始的心智发展 3. Too many children still die in infancy.仍有太多的孩子夭折。 4. Attenborough has been making TV programs since the infancy of the medium.阿滕伯勒自电视这一媒介物始创以来一直在做电视节目。 5. Both companies are in their infancy and so have only limited staff numbers.两家公司都处于初创阶段, 因此员工数量有限。 6. a son who died in infancy.婴儿期夭折的儿子。 7. opinion polls were in their infancy.处于初期的民意测验。 8. Research in this field is still in its infancy.这个领域的研究工作仍在起步阶段。 9. She was often sick during her infancy.她在婴儿期常生病。 10. a skill developed in infancy婴儿时期形成的技能 11. She has been a member of the church since its infancy.早在教会的初创时期，她就是成员了。 12. when the Internet was still in its infancy [=very new]当互联网尚处于起步阶段时

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