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A toddler is a small child at the stage just after baby — old enough to be walking, but still wobbly at it. Roughly one to three years old, though nobody checks a birthday before using the word; what makes a toddler is the walking, the falling over, the grabbing at everything, and usually a few words rather than sentences.
a toddler是toddler的小孩 is a small child at the stage just after baby是baby階段之後的小小孩 old enough to be walking, but still wobbly at it已經會走路,但走起來還搖搖晃晃 roughly one to three years old大約一到三歲 though nobody checks a birthday before using the word不過沒有人用之前會先查生日 what makes a toddler is the walking, the falling over, the grabbing at everything讓一個孩子算是toddler的關鍵是會走路、會跌倒、什麼都想抓 and usually a few words rather than sentences而且通常只會說幾個字而不是完整句子
The name is literal: to toddle is to walk with short unsteady steps, so a toddler is 'one who toddles'. English needs this word because baby and child are both wrong here — a baby cannot walk, and child sounds too old.
the name is literal這個字面上就是這個意思 to toddle is to walk with short unsteady steps搖搖晃晃地邁小步走就是to toddle, so a toddler is 'one who toddles'所以toddler就是「會toddle的人」 English needs this word英文需要這個字 because baby and child are both wrong here因為baby和child在這裡都不對 a baby cannot walkbaby不會走路, and child sounds too old而child聽起來又太大了
You will see it constantly on parenting websites, in clothing sizes, and in shop signs (toddler shoes, toddler class).
you will see it constantly你會一直看到它 on parenting websites在育兒網站上, in clothing sizes在服飾尺寸上, and in shop signs還有店家招牌上 (toddler shoestoddler鞋, toddler classtoddler班)
It is a warm, ordinary word, and adults borrow it as a joke for grown-ups who are behaving badly — 'don't be such a toddler about it' means stop having a . There is also a common phrase, 'the terrible twos', for the age when toddlers say no to everything.
it is a warm, ordinary word它是個溫暖、普通的字 and adults borrow it as a joke for grown-ups who are behaving badly大人也會拿來開玩笑,說行為幼稚的大人 'don't be such a toddler about it''don't be such a toddler about it' means stop having a tantrum意思是別再耍脾氣了 there is also a common phrase還有一個常見的說法 'the terrible twos''the terrible twos', for the age when toddlers say no to everything指的是toddler什麼都說不要的那個年紀
組成toddle (to walk with short, unsteady steps) + -er (the one who does it). Literally: one who toddles.
同家族的字
- toddlethe verb it is built on — to walk unsteadily
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
toddlernoun/ˈtɑdlɚ/
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A young child (typically between one and three years old) who has started walking but not fully mastered it.
- I can't believe Vanessa's baby is now a toddler already!
- One inexpensive possibility is to purchase a toddler seat that can be placed on your current carriage. There are seats especially designed for that purpose, with seat belts and all. Some toddlers enjoy their high perch, but safety is a concern with these seats.
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One unsteady on their feet.
- He is sixty-five years old if he is a fortnight, while the girl has only just done with her dolls,and hos no more love for the toothless old toddler than I have for Mammy Wombat, the black gin.
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rareAny young child (typically before preadolescence) who is capable of walking.
- Toddlers & Tiaras
- He gave up, said the sixes were being too rowdy... Can't believe he's scared of literal toddlers!
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。