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单词 adolescent
释义
noun | adjective
adolescentadolescent1 /ˌædlˈɛsənt/ ●○○ noun [countable] formal Etymology
ETYMOLOGYadolescent
Origin: 1400-1500 French Latin, present participle of adolescere; ➔ ADULT2
Thesaurus
THESAURUSyoung person
a young person who is not yet fully grown, especially someone younger than about 13 years old:  The movie is too scary for young children. He has always been a healthy child.
informal a child or a teenager:  There are only a couple other kids Josh’s age in the neighborhood.
a child that is just learning to walk:  I keep very busy with a toddler in the house!
a young male or female child:  The little boys were playing on the swings.
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old:  The teenagers at the high school are washing cars to raise money.
formal a teenager:  Many adolescents spend too much time online or playing video games.
formal a young person who is not yet an adult, used especially when this person has committed a crime:  As a juvenile, he faces a maximum sentence of five years.
formal someone who is not yet legally an adult:  It is illegal to sell alcohol to minors.
a child or young person. Youngster is used by adults, especially in writing:  The community center has programs for local youngsters.
 a young person who is developing into an adult; a teenager
► see thesaurus at child
noun | adjective
adolescentadolescent2 ●○○ adjective [usually before noun] Thesaurus
THESAURUSnot adult/developed
having lived for only a short time and not adult or fully developed:  Very young babies may sleep for most of the day. Dogs should be trained when they’re young.
very young, but older than a baby. Small is only used before adjectives and sounds more formal or literary than little:  When I was little, I was very shy. A small boy looked out from behind his mother’s legs.
between the ages of 13 and 19:  The TV show is popular with teenage girls.
relating to or typical of a young person between 12 and 17:  A lot of adolescent boys tend to be obsessed with sex.
formal relating to children who are not old enough to be legally considered adults:  Recently there has been a drop in juvenile crime.
 relating to young people who are developing into adults:  adolescent girls► see thesaurus at young1
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