Soal Childish dan Childlike

Pengertian dan Penggunaan Childish dan Childlike

Childish dan childlike sama-sama merupakan adjective (kata sifat) yang mengarah pada karakteristik anak.

Childish berarti “silly and immature” (konyol dan tidak dewasa). Sifat-sifat negatif tersebut biasa ditemui pada anak-anak, namun menjadi lebih kurang baik bila orang dewasa yang memilikinya.

Berbeda dengan childish, childlike yang bermakna “having good qualities that children often have, such as innocent and trusting” (memiliki sifat-sifat baik yang  anak-anak biasanya miliki, seperti: polos dan dapat dipercaya), merupakan sifat ideal pada anak-anak, sehingga menjadi baik jika tetap bertahan pada orang dewasa.

Beberapa Contoh Kalimat Childish dan Childlike

Childish	She is so childish sometimes. (Dia kadang-kadang sangat kekanak-kanakkan.)
	You need to take responsibility and put away childish selfishness. (Kamu perlu mengambil tanggung jawab dan menyingkirkan sifat egois kekanak-kanakan.)
Childlike	He is creative and has many childlike qualities. (Dia kreatif dan memiliki banyak sifat-sifat baik anak.)
	In order to keep childlike sense of wonder people need to be glad and grateful. (Untuk menjaga rasa takjub yang tinggi, orang-orang perlu bergembira dan bersyukur.)

Exercises:

• Soal Childish dan Childlike

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References:

1. Childish and Childlike. http://grammar.about.com/od/alightersideofwriting/a/Childish-And-Childlike.htm. Accessed on September 21, 2015.
2. Grammar Trap: Childish vs. Childlike. https://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/ontarget/archive/05_10.htm#grammar. Accessed on September 21, 2015.
3. Childish. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/childish. Accessed on September 20, 2015.
4. Childlike. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/childlike. Accessed on September 21, 2015.
5. Childlike. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childlike. Accessed on September 21, 2015.
6. Childish. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/childish. Accessed on September 20, 2015.