| 释义 |
ˈpubertal, a.
[irreg. f. next + -al1.]
Of or pertaining to puberty.
1897Atlantic Monthly Oct. 555 Until the beginning of the pubertal changes, growth is relatively very slow. 1972Clin. Endocrinol. (1973) (B.M.A.) 99 Pubertal development lasts on average about three years in girls and four years in boys. 1976Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Jan. 2/3 A pubertal woman is always potentially taboo [among gypsies] and is actually so after menstruation, childbirth and intercourse. 1979J. Barnett Backfire is Hostile! v. 49 Some rowdy youths cavorted in the rush and grope of pubertal ritual. |