(of a young person) in the process of developing from a child into an adult (年轻人)处于青春成长期的 ■relating to or characteristic of this process (与)青春期(有关)的 his adolescent years. 他的青少年时代。 adolescent problems. 青春期问题。
noun
an adolescent boy or girl 青少年
语源
late Middle English (as a noun): via French from Latin adolescent- 'coming to maturity', from adolescere, from ad- 'to' + alescere 'grow, grow up', from alere 'nourish'. The adjective dates from the late 18th cent