schoolboy
schoolboy — 名詞
1. a male child or teenager who regularly goes to classes at a school
男學生
就讀中小學的男生
a male child or teenager who regularly goes to classes at a school
Theo, a schoolboy of eight, forgot his lunchbox on his first day at school.
Theo 是個八歲的男學生,開學第一天就忘了帶午餐盒。
appositive after a name to give age or status
The schoolboys in Indra's class race to the playground every afternoon.
Indra 班上的男學生們每天下午都衝向操場。
plural form with prepositional phrase
Chiara walked to school with her younger brother, a schoolboy of just seven.
Chiara 和她年僅七歲的弟弟一起走路上學,弟弟還是個小學男生。
Yara spotted a lost schoolboy sitting alone on a bench near the library.
Yara 看到一個迷路的男學生獨自坐在圖書館附近的長椅上。
The schoolboy's backpack was so heavy that he could not lift it easily.
那個男學生的書包重到他沒辦法輕鬆提起來。
- pupil
more common in British English; refers to any student at a school, not specifying gender
- student
broader term that covers learners of all ages, from primary to university
- schoolchild
gender-neutral; preferred for mixed groups and general references
- schoolgirl
the female equivalent
文法句型
a/an/the schoolboy
schoolboys (plural)
schoolboy's (possessive)
常見錯誤
schoolboy — 形容詞
1. relating to or typical of a young boy attending school, especially when describi
稚氣;年少
形容行為像小孩,或與童年時期有關
relating to or typical of a young boy attending school, especially when describing behaviour that is playful or not serious, or memories from one's early years
Uncle Felipe's schoolboy humour made the children laugh but annoyed the adults.
Felipe 叔叔那種像小學生似的幽默讓孩子們哈哈大笑,卻讓大人們很受不了。
attributive: schoolboy + noun for childish behaviour
Leaving your textbook on the bus is a classic schoolboy mistake.
把課本忘在公車上是個非常幼稚的錯誤。
Christopher still keeps the model plane that he built with schoolboy enthusiasm years ago.
Christopher 仍保留著他多年前懷著少年般的熱情組裝的模型飛機。
Watching the old cartoon brought back Élise's schoolboy memories of Saturday mornings.
看了那部老卡通,Élise 回想起兒時星期六早上看卡通的回憶。
The team's schoolboy errors cost them the match in the final minutes.
那支球隊在最後幾分鐘犯了非常幼稚的錯誤,斷送了比賽。
- mature
behaviour or humour that is appropriate for an adult's age
文法句型
schoolboy + noun
schoolboy + error/mistake/humour/memories
用法筆記
Always used directly before a noun (attributive position). Unlike many adjectives, it cannot follow a linking verb such as 'be' or 'seem'.