adult
adult
[ˈadʌlt əˈdʌlt]
noun
adulthood
noun
adultly
adverb
语源
[ˈadʌlt əˈdʌlt]
noun
- a person who is fully grown or developed
成年人
children should be accompanied by an adult.
儿童应有成人陪同。
■a fully developed animal
成年动物
■(Law)a person who has reached the age of majority
(律)（达到法律规定成熟年龄的）成年人
- (of a person or animal) fully grown or developed
（人，动物）长成的，成年的
the adult inhabitants of Britain.
英国的成年居民。
■of or for adult people
（为）成年人的
adult education.
成人教育。
the responsibilities of adult life.
成人时期的种种责任。
■emotionally and mentally mature
（情感和精神上）成熟的
an effort to be adult and civilized.
变得成熟文明的努力。
■suitable only for adults (used euphemistically to refer to a sexually explicit film, book, or magazine)
只适于成人的（委婉用法，用来指有明显性描写的电影、书籍或杂志）
adulthood
noun
adultly
adverb
语源
- mid 16th cent.: from Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere 'grow to maturity' (see adolescent)
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