Old English geogue "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 dugue). 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]
雙語例句
1. Pragmatically, MTV's survival depends on selling the youth market to advertisers.
從務實角度來說，音樂電視網的生存依賴于把年輕人市場賣給廣告商。
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2. Teachers often view youth workers as undisciplined and ineffectual.
老師們常認為青少年工作者紀律性差且能力低下。
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3. I think your South American youth has prejudiced you.
我認為你在南美度過的青少年時代讓你產生了偏見。
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4. They are accused of organising and financing an underground youth movement.
他們被指控組織并資助地下青年運動。
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5. A youth was inside the car, attempting to hot-wire it.