adolescent

adolescent
adjective
  1. (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
  1. an adolescent boy or girl
    青少年
语源
  1. 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
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