unfledged

英 ['ʌn'fledʒd]      美 [ʌn'fledʒd]
  • adj. 羽毛未丰的;未充分发达的;未成熟的
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unfledged (adj.)
c. 1600, of persons, "immature, not experienced," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of fledge (v.). Literal sense of "not yet covered in feathers" is recorded from 1610s.
1. And Hareton has been cast out like an unfledged dunnock!
哈里顿就像个羽毛还没长好的篱雀似的给扔出去了!
2. A small unfledged sparrow on the window sill.
窗台上有一只羽毛未丰的小麻雀.