【问】 childish与childlike有何区别?

【答】 childish用到成年人身上带有贬义，即指儿童所具有的缺点、弱点，如幼稚、无知、任性、不理智、无耐心等等。

1. Her behaviour is extremely childish. (FWF)

她的行为真是太幼稚了。

2. The masses are the real heroes，while we ourselves are often childish and ignorant.(Mis)

群众才是真正的英雄，而我们自己却常常是幼稚无知的。

3. He pitied Melbury for his almost childish enthusiasm.

梅尔布里那种几乎是孩子般的热情使他感到十分可怜。

4. I quite expect you to think it very silly and childish of me to consult you. (《英汉翻译百科大词典》)

我完全可以预料到您会认为我来找您是很愚蠢、很幼稚的。

5. I feel sick with some childish complaint.

对于某种幼稚的抱怨，我感到恶心。

childlike用在成年人身上，带有褒义，即指儿童所具有的优点，如诚实、纯真、好奇等等。例如，a childlike innocence——儿童般的天真无邪。

1. She has a childlike enthusiasm for circus.(MD)

她对马戏表演有着儿童般的热情。

2. He felt an almost childlike wonder at the beauty of the forest.(URW)对大森林的美丽他感到一种几乎是孩子般的惊讶。

3. a childlike directness of speech (ECD)

说话像孩子般的真截了当

4. Tears came to his eyes as he remembered her childlike look. (Wilde)

当他想起她那孩子般的面容，他的眼睛便涌出了泪水。