A choirboy is a young boy who sings in a church choir. In many churches, especially in Britain, boys have sung the high parts for hundreds of years, often in a special uniform, standing in rows at the front. The word is ordinary and a little old-fashioned; today many choirs include girls, and people may say choir member or chorister instead.

A choirboy isChoirboy 是 a young boy小男孩， who sings in a church choir.在教堂唱詩班裡唱歌的。 In many churches, especially in Britain,在很多教堂裡，尤其是在英國， boys have sung the high parts男孩負責唱高音部分， for hundreds of years,幾百年來， often in a special uniform,常常穿著特別的制服， standing in rows at the front.站成一排排在前面。 The word is ordinary and a little old-fashioned;這個字很普通，也有點老派； today many choirs include girls,今天很多唱詩班也有女孩， and people may say choir member or chorister instead.大家可能會改說 choir member 或 chorister。

Though actually, people also stretch choirboy. If they say someone looks like a choirboy, they mean he looks sweet and innocent. And if they say “he’s no choirboy,” they mean the opposite: he is not as good or as innocent as he seems. That second use is informal and a bit teasing.

Though actually,不過其實， people also stretch choirboy.大家也會延伸使用 choirboy。 If they say someone looks like a choirboy,如果他們說某人看起來像個 choirboy， they mean he looks sweet and innocent.意思是他看起來很純真、很無辜。 And if they say "he's no choirboy,"而如果他們說「he's no choirboy」， they mean the opposite:意思正好相反： he is not as good or as innocent as he seems.他沒有看起來那麼好、那麼無辜。 That second use is informal and a bit teasing.第二種用法是口語的，還帶點調侃的意味。