| 释义 |
come of age1Reach adult status (in UK law at 18, formerly 21).The theme evokes the acute anxieties, those of the kids portrayed and those of the responsible adults, that attend coming of age....- Many of the Chicano texts appropriate or written for young adults feature males coming of age.
- Children who come of age and have not gone through the puberty rite are liable to be forcibly seized to undergo the procedure.
1.1(Of a movement or activity) become fully established: space travel will then finally come of age...- After the birth pangs of the 1970s and 1980s, the gay movement had finally come of age, and I was proud to identify myself as a fully participating member of that community.
- As evidenced from the undeniable success of tonight's event, the movement has come of age.
- Now the movement has come of age and deserves greater recognition.
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