英语词汇“adolescent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词

adolescent

释义

noun | adjective

adolescentadolescent1 /ˌædlˈɛsənt/ ●○○ noun [countable] formal

ETYMOLOGYadolescent

Origin: 1400-1500 French Latin, present participle of adolescere; ➔ ADULT²

THESAURUSyoung person► child

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.

► kid

informal a child or a teenager: There are only a couple other kids Josh’s age in the neighborhood.

► toddler

a child that is just learning to walk: I keep very busy with a toddler in the house!

► little boy/girl

a young male or female child: The little boys were playing on the swings.

► teenager

someone who is between 13 and 19 years old: The teenagers at the high school are washing cars to raise money.

► adolescent

formal a teenager: Many adolescents spend too much time online or playing video games.

► juvenile

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.

► minor

formal someone who is not yet legally an adult: It is illegal to sell alcohol to minors.

► youngster

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]

THESAURUSnot adult/developed► young

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.

► little/small

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.

► teenage

between the ages of 13 and 19: The TV show is popular with teenage girls.

► adolescent

relating to or typical of a young person between 12 and 17: A lot of adolescent boys tend to be obsessed with sex.

► juvenile

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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