Old English geoguð "youth; young people, junior warriors; young of cattle," related to geong "young," from Proto-Germanic *jugunthi- (cognates: Old Saxon juguth, Old Frisian jogethe, Middle Dutch joghet, Dutch jeugd, Old High German jugund, German Jugend, Gothic junda "youth"), from suffixed form of PIE root *yeu- "vital force, youthful vigor" (see young (adj.)) + Proto-Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)).
According to OED, the Proto-Germanic form apparently was altered from *juwunthiz by influence of its contrast, *dugunthiz "ability" (source of Old English duguð). In Middle English, the medial -g- became a yogh, which then disappeared.
They said that age was truth, and that the young Marred with wild hopes the peace of slavery [Shelley]
实用例句
1. Pragmatically, MTV's survival depends on selling the youth market to advertisers.
从务实角度来说，音乐电视网的生存依赖于把年轻人市场卖给广告商。
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2. Teachers often view youth workers as undisciplined and ineffectual.
老师们常认为青少年工作者纪律性差且能力低下。
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3. I think your South American youth has prejudiced you.
我认为你在南美度过的青少年时代让你产生了偏见。
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4. They are accused of organising and financing an underground youth movement.
他们被指控组织并资助地下青年运动。
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5. A youth was inside the car, attempting to hot-wire it.