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youthA2
júːθユーす
名詞複youthsjúːðzユーずズ(⦣ 米 では júːθsユーすス とも発音する)
❶若さ, 若いこと
You have both youth and hope.
You have both youth and hope.
君には若さと希望がある.
  ⦣ ×a youth, ×youths としない.
❷若い時, 青春時代
In his youth (=when he was young) he was a good runner.
関連語In his youth when he was young he was a good runner.
彼は若いころは名ランナーだった.
❸若い男性 (young man), (10代の)男の子
My father was attacked by two youths on a back street.
My father was attacked by two youths on a back street.
父は裏通りで2人の若者に襲おそわれた.
  ⦣ 英 では「若いやつ」と軽蔑けいべつ的に使われることが多い.
❹the youth で集合的に 若い人々 (young people)
The youth of today like dancing very much.
The youth of today like dancing very much.
今日こんにちの若者たちは踊おどるのがとても好きだ.
  ⦣ 複数扱あつかい.