adolescence
- 英式英标[,ædə\'lɛsns]
- 美式音标[ædə\'les(ə)ns]
英文词源
- adolescence (n.)
- "age following childhood" (especially the period from the 15th to the 21st year), early 15c., from Middle French adolescence (14c.), from Latin adolescentia "youth," noun of state from adolescentem (see adolescent (n.)).
中文解释
1. ad- "to" + ol- "al-, nourish" + -esc- (inchoative, 表始动词) + -ence.2. => to be nourished, begin to nourish, begin to grow.3. 由此引申为：青春期的，未成熟的，成长中的。4. 谐音“爱得来生死”。
实用例句
- 1. It's a retreat into the adolescence they never really had.
- 这是对他们从不曾真正拥有的青春时代的回归.
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- 2. There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.
- 年少时我经历过很多不愉快。
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- 3. At adolescence, muscles go through a growth spurt.
- 在青春期，肌肉会迅猛发育。
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- 4. He displayed all the awkwardness of adolescence.
- 他表现出了青春期的各种羞涩不安。
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- 5. childhood, adolescence and adulthood
- 童年、青少年及成年
来自《权威词典》
