adolescent
a. 青春期的, 青少年的 n. 青少年
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教材释义与例句
青少年
a young person, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, who is developing into an adult
青春期的；未成熟的
Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.
释义与例句
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A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
青少年
少年
姑娘
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1.
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
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词源
First attested ?1440, from Middle English adolescent, from Middle French adolescent or directly from Latin adolescentem, accusative form of adolescens, present participle of adolēscere (“to become adult, grow up”), from ad- (“to”) + alēscere (“to grow or become nourished”). The adjective first appeared in 1785.
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