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复合词,源自中古英语'scole'(学校) + 'boy'(男孩),14世纪开始使用。
❶ 指在学校就读的男学生,通常用于描述小学或中学阶段的男孩群体。
“The schoolboys were playing football in the yard during lunch break.”
(午休时男学生们在操场上踢足球。)
“These schoolboys need to wear uniforms every weekday.”
(这些男生每周工作日都需要穿校服。)
schoolboys' prank — 指男学生们常做的恶作剧或幼稚玩笑,通常带有无害但令人恼火的特性。
“Filling the teacher's desk with balloons was a typical schoolboys' prank.”
(把老师办公桌塞满气球是典型的男生恶作剧。)
schoolboys' humor — 形容男生特有的幼稚幽默感,常包含身体机能玩笑或夸张的肢体喜剧。
“Their constant burping contests showed classic schoolboys' humor.”
(他们持续的打嗝比赛展现了典型的男生幽默。)