childlike

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++child·like /ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/ adjective EXPERIENCEDhaving qualities that are typical of a child, especially positive qualities such as innocence and eagerness 孩子般的，像孩子似的；天真无邪的childlike innocence/simplicity/directness ‘You know I love you, ’ she said with childlike simplicity. “你知道我爱你。”她像个孩子一样率真地说道。childlike delight/wonder/excitement The sight filled her with childlike excitement. 这情景令她像孩子般兴奋起来。 Standing, she looked less childlike. 她站着的话，看起来就不那么像小孩子了。

Examples from the Corpus

childlike• Although some of the Mites were as old as fifteen, because they were called Mites, their routines were always childlike.• His face was childlike and flaccid.• The brothers are very childlike and I think that Lewis Carroll is reliving part of his childhood through this chapter.• Sometimes she became childlike and you could see her at eight or seventeen or twenty-five.• Corbett had always liked Prince Edward; he had a roguish air, coupled with an almost childlike innocence.• The wizards designing Macintosh considered it an open invitation to childlike play, and judged that ability among its chief attributes.• Suddenly your grown-up veneer gives way to a childlike sensitivity that causes you to feel-within minutes-wonderful happiness and acute distress.• She has a childlike way of looking at things.childlike innocence/simplicity/directness• Corbett had always liked Prince Edward; he had a roguish air, coupled with an almost childlike innocence.• She speaks with an almost childlike directness that wins over the most sceptical audience.

child·like adjectiveChineseSyllable

having that qualities child, typical of positive a especially qualities are Corpus

childlike
child‧like /ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/

adjective
having qualities that are typical of a child, especially positive qualities such as innocence and eagerness
childlike innocence/simplicity/directness