adulthood

英 [ˈædʌlthʊd]

美 [əˈdʌlthʊd]

n.  成年

TEM8医学

BNC.11718 / COCA.7780

牛津词典

noun

• 成年
  the state of being an adult
  1. a child reaching adulthood
     已成年的孩子

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 成年
  Adulthoodis the state of being an adult.
  1. Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.
     如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。

英英释义

noun

• the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
• the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
  Synonym:maturity

双语例句

• The authors said that extra schooling had a sizeable effect on IQ in early adulthood.
  该研究作者称，刚进入成年期时，在学校额外呆的时间对智商有很大的影响。
• The transition from adolescence to adulthood can be an exciting, but difficult time.
  从青春期到成年人的过渡可以成为一段令人兴奋但又艰难的时光。
• They help students begin healthy behaviors that build toward a healthy adulthood.
  他们帮助在向成人期的过渡中的学生培养健康的行为。
• There used to be four common life phases: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age.
  过去有的四个普遍的人生阶段是：儿童，青春期，成年和老年。
• But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age
  而他从青年时期一直到老年都始终保持着强烈的社会良知。
• Legally, people reach adulthood at the age of18in my country.
  在我们国家，到了18岁在法律上就成年了。
• In his Christmas Day sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury lamented the early adulthood of modern children.
  坎特伯雷大主教在他的圣诞节布道中表达了对现代儿童成年期早期阶段的痛惜。
• These require the labor-and time-intensive processes of gestation and child rearing to reach adulthood.
  这就要求必须有劳动和时间密集的孕育和抚养过程使克隆婴儿长大成人。
• Adequate nutrition and healthy eating and physical exercise habits at this age are foundations for good health in adulthood.
  在这一年龄段，充足的营养以及健康的饮食和身体锻炼习惯是成年期良好健康的基础。
• Brain size shrinks in late adulthood, which can cause memory problems.
  大脑尺寸在成年人晚期缩小，这可能导致记忆力问题。