词汇精选：youthful的用法和辨析

一、词义辨析：

young,youthful,juvenile,adolescent

这些形容词均有“年轻的，年幼的”之意。young强调年龄小，处于生长的前期。 youthful褒义或贬义均可用。指具有青年人的外貌或年轻人应具有的品格。juvenile较正式用词，一般12岁以下的少年，着重其生理和智力上的不成熟。adolescent指13至16岁左右处于青春期的人，尚不成熟。

二、参考例句：

The skin loses its youthful bloom.

皮肤失去了年轻时的光泽。

He remained committed to his youthful ideal.

他坚持不懈地追求自己年轻时的理想。

Her face looked more youthful and appealing.

她的脸庞显得更加青春焕发、楚楚动人。

My youth and youthful strength fled long ago.

我的青春和青春的活力早已消失。

Her open face looked more youthful and appealing.

她那张开朗的脸庞显得更青春焕发，楚楚动人。

Want to keep your complexion smooth and youthful?

想要保持你的皮肤平滑和年轻吗？

Your youthful perspective is valuable, so share it.

你新鲜的视角是无与伦比的财富，所以不要吝啬，与他人分享交流吧。

His youthful ambition was once foiled and defeated.

青年时代，他的野心曾一度遭受挫折和失败。

Stables and horse farming is one of his youthful hobbies.

马厩和牧马是他年轻时的爱好。

For parents, this youthful gravitation toward the Beatles must be a relief.

年轻人被披头士音乐所吸引，这对于父母来说肯定可以放心了。