| 单词 | adolescence |
| 释义 | adolescence (once / 3877 pages) n The period of time when you physically and emotionally transition from childhood to adulthood is called adolescence. Basically it's when you're old enough to want to be an adult, but young enough that no one takes you seriously! The noun adolescence comes from the Latin word adolescere, which means "to ripen" or "to grow up." So it makes sense that we use it to describe that unique age when kids start growing into something closer to grown-ups. Adolescence can also refer more specifically to puberty. When you were in your adolescence, it bothered you when your parents pried into your life. But now that your kids are adolescents, you do the same thing to them. WORD FAMILYadolescence: adolescences+/adolesce: adolescent, adolescing/adolescent: adolescence, adolescently, adolescents, preadolescent USAGE EXAMPLESShe was a grumpy, skeptical woman, and the reason I wanted to be a forensic pathologist for most of my early adolescence. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Even when his father eventually brought him back to Paris, Roughol’s adolescence remained chaotic. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) He spent his adolescence using and selling drugs. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) 1n the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood Hyper time of life a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state 2n in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood Hyper immatureness, immaturity not having reached maturity |
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