单词 | adolescence |
释义 | adolescence /ad'l es"euhns/, n. 1. the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached; youth. 2. the process or state of growing to maturity. 3. a period or stage of development, as of a society, preceding maturity. [1400-50; late ME < MF < L adolescentia. See ADOLESCENT, -ENCE] |
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