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

• Onset ranges from before birth to adolescence or young adulthood.
  发病时间可以从出生前到青春期或青年期。
• In his Christmas Day sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury lamented the early adulthood of modern children.
  坎特伯雷大主教在他的圣诞节布道中表达了对现代儿童成年期早期阶段的痛惜。
• Not only will this prepare children better for adulthood, but happier children also learn better.
  这不仅能够使孩子们为以后的成年生活做好充分准备，而且他们也会更快乐且学得更好。
• But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age
  而他从青年时期一直到老年都始终保持着强烈的社会良知。
• 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。
• 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。
• Childhood obesity is associated with a higher chance of obesity, premature death and disability in adulthood.
  儿童期肥胖会使成年期肥胖、早逝和残疾出现的几率更大。
• 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。
• 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。
• It was part of a long-term probe into mental health and the transition to adulthood.
  这是对人类心理健康和成年期转变的长期研究的一部分。