Boyhood is the stretch of a male person’s life when he is still a boy — the years from a little child until he is grown, before the adult years. People use it when they look back: “in his boyhood” means when he was a boy.

Boyhood is the stretch of a male person's life when he is still a boyboyhood是一個男生還是男孩的那段人生時光 the years from a little child until he is grown, before the adult years——從還是小小孩，一直到長大成人之前的那些年。 People use it when they look back大家回顧過去的時候會用這個字 "in his boyhood" means when he was a boy：『in his boyhood在他還是男孩的時候』，意思就是他小時候。

It can name the time itself (“his boyhood was happy”) or the world of being a boy (“boyhood friends,” “boyhood home”). It is a slightly warm, story-like word; in everyday talk many people just say “when I was a boy” or “as a kid.” Writers like it because one word paints a whole period.

It can name the time itself它可以直接指那段時光 ("his boyhood was happy")（『his boyhood was happy他的少年時代很快樂』） or the world of being a boy，也可以指身為男孩的那個世界 ("boyhood friends," "boyhood home")（『boyhood friends童年玩伴』、『boyhood home童年的家』）。 It is a slightly warm, story-like word這是個帶點溫暖、故事感的字 in everyday talk many people just say "when I was a boy" or "as a kid"，日常說話很多人就直接說『when I was a boy我小時候』或『as a kid當小孩的時候』 Writers like it because one word paints a whole period，作家喜歡用它，因為一個字就能勾勒出一整段時期。

Though actually it is not a boy, and it is not a place — it is a time. Childhood covers any child; boyhood is the male version of that idea.

Though actually it is not a boy, and it is not a place不過其實它指的不是一個男孩，也不是一個地方 it is a time，而是一段時間。 Childhood covers any childchildhood涵蓋所有小孩 boyhood is the male version of that idea，boyhood則是這個概念裡專屬男生的版本。