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

• 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。
• When they reach young adulthood, they choose their own careers and marriage partners.
  成年后，他们自己选择职业和结婚对象。
• One's childhood and adulthood are inextricable.
  一个人的童年期与成年期是不能分割的。
• In adulthood, it affects productivity and the ability to find a job.
  在成人期，它影响生产率和就业能力。
• 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。
• 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。
• Aspiratory problems in adulthood can lead to other illnesses, such as heart-disease and emphysema.
  成年期的呼吸问题可能引发其他疾病，例如心脏病和肺气肿。
• 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。
• Inhibition in adulthood seems to be very clearly a reflection of a person's experiences as a child.
  一个人成年期的情感压抑似乎很明显是其童年时期经历的反映。
• 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。