young
/ˈjʌŋ/KK
變化形
younger
youngest
1.
年輕的；幼小的
指人或動植物活著、存在的時間不長，年紀小或尚未成熟。
用法：可放在連綴動詞後面，也可放在名詞前面。比較年齡時，通常用比較級形式。
My cousin is still young, so she goes to bed early on school nights.
我表妹還小，所以學校上課日的晚上會早點睡。
The class watched the young birds learn to fly in the park.
全班在公園裡觀察幼鳥學飛。
2.
年輕人；幼獸
以「the young」的形式，泛指年輕人，或某類動物尚未成年的個體。
用法：「the young」視為複數概念，動詞通常用複數形式。不可在後面直接加複數字尾。
Many birds feed their young birds.
許多鳥餵牠們的小鳥。
還有 3 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
3.
新成立的；發展時間不長的
指組織、產業、制度、關係或事物剛開始發展，歷史或經驗尚不長。
用法：此義通常放在名詞前面，不常單獨作表語。
The young people at the new shop use the Internet to tell people about it.
那間新商店裡的年輕人用網路讓大家知道這間店。
Learning on the computer is still young, but it is growing quickly.
用電腦學習仍然很新，但發展得很快。
4.
有朝氣的；顯得年輕的
指外表、精力、想法或態度帶有年輕人的活力，而不一定真的年紀小。
用法：常見於「看起來年輕」或「心態年輕」一類的說法。
My grandfather stays young at heart by learning to use a new phone.
我的祖父學習使用新手機，讓自己心境年輕。
That bright color makes the kitchen look young and happy.
那個明亮的顏色讓廚房看起來年輕又快樂。
5.
缺乏經驗的；不夠成熟的
指因年齡小或經驗不足，而尚未具備足夠的判斷力、技巧或處事成熟度。
用法：常接不定詞，表示年紀或心智尚不足以做某事。
He was too young to understand why his parents were worried.
他當時年紀太小，還不明白父母為什麼擔心。
It was a mistake she made when she was young, but she learned from it and said she was sorry.
那是她年輕時犯的錯，但她從中學習，也說她很抱歉。
常見錯誤
He has very young.
He is very young.／He looks very young.
He is a young.
He is young.／He is a young man.
There are many youngs in the park.
There are many young people in the park.／The young are in the park.
My sister is more young than me.
My sister is younger than I am.／My sister is younger than me.
相關字詞
學習提示
・young 可單純表示「年紀小」，不一定表示「不成熟」。
・說 young people 比 the young 更日常自然。the young 較常用於泛指某一群人，或在正式文體中使用。
・形容未成年者時，young 通常是中性字；但用來形容成年人的決定或行為時，可能暗示對方不成熟。