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单词 coming of age
释义

coming of age

1. singular noun
When something reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people, you can refer to this as its coming of age.
...postwar Germany's final coming-of-age as an independent sovereign state.
2. singular noun [with poss]
Someone's coming of age is the time when they become legally an adult.
...traditional coming-of-age ceremonies.

coming of age in British English

(ˈkʌmɪŋ əv eɪdʒ)
noun
1. 
the moment when a person or thing reaches an important stage of development
I think he feels it is part of his coming of age as a leader.
2. 
a. 
the time when a person reaches legal adulthood
b. 
(as modifier)
a coming-of-age ceremony

coming-of-age in British English

(ˌkʌmɪŋəvˈeɪdʒ)
modifier
of or relating to the attainment of legal adulthood
traditional coming-of-age ceremonies

coming-of-age in American English

(ˌkʌmɪŋəvˈeɪdʒ)
noun
the act or an instance of reaching maturity
often used attributively

Examples of 'coming of age' in a sentence
coming of age

We had considered it proof of something back then, maybe coming of age, certainly not literacy.
Pickard, Nancy NO BODY
A coming-of-age Brooklyn story that becomes something much tougher.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What follows is possibly the most imaginative of all coming-of-age movies.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is a coming-of-age story told with unflinching realism and insightful humour.
The Sun (2015)
This engaging coming-of-age tale has a quality period soundtrack that largely eschews the obvious choices.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Tell that to the thousands likely to be nostalgic for the coming-of-age movie they saw when they were young.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is partly a coming-of-age story.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
An endearing and original coming-of-age story.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
THIS film has coming-of-age drama written all over it.
The Sun (2016)
A dazzling feast for the eye in a show that blends shadows and circus tricks in a coming-of-age tale.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is a poignant teenage coming-of-age movie, too.
Christianity Today (2000)
Everybody expected good things from this $6 million coming-of-age movie.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Striking coming-of-age drama set by the British seaside and with a decidedly dark edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Submarine is a coming-of-age story set in Wales.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But underneath all the big talk and gross out gags, this is actually an astute little coming-of-age film.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Their Jane is a coming-of-age story.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Instead what we got was largely a coming-of-age drama, the core story of which spoke as loudly as the sharp cinematography.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is a beautiful and poignant coming-of-age story, as well as a tense and honest portrait of the ups and downs of friendship and being an adolescent.
The Sun (2016)
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