英汉词典

adolescent 基本解释

n.

少年，少女；

adj.

青春期的；青少年的；未成熟的；

变形

复数：adolescents

双语释义

adj.(形容词)青春期的,青少年的 (of) a boy or girl in the period between being a child and being an adult

英英释义

adolescent[ ,ædəu'lesnt ]

n.a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

同义词：striplingteenagerteen

adj.relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent

"adolescent problems"

being of the age 13 through 19

同义词：teenteenageteenaged

displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

"adolescent insecurity"

同义词：jejunejuvenilepuerile

in the state of development between puberty and maturity

"adolescent boys and girls"

adolescent 相关例句

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• adolescent attitude青春期的心态
• adolescent behaviour孩子气的举动
• adolescent boys青春期的男孩
• adolescent crisis青春期易出现的问题
• adolescent instability青春期的不稳定性
• adolescent life青春期的生活
• the adolescent stage of development青春发育阶段

词组短语

adolescent health青少年健康

同近义词辨析

adolescent, teenager, youth, juvenile

这组词都有“年轻人，青少年”的意思，其区别是：

adolescent比teenager正式，侧重年龄。

teenager主要指13岁到19岁之间的青少年，强调这个年龄段的人的本身特点。

youth现在几乎专指男青年，尤指10多岁到20多一点的男青年，但作为集合名时间男女青年都可指。

juvenile指青少年，系法律上的常用词。

adolescent, youthful, juvenile, young

这组词都有“年轻的，年幼的”的意思，其区别是：

adolescent指13至16岁左右处于青春期的人，尚不成熟。

youthful褒义或贬义均可用。指具有青年人的外貌或年轻人应具有的品格。

juvenile较正式用词，一般12岁以下的少年，着重其生理和智力上的不成熟。

young强调年龄小，处于生长的前期。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. It is not unusual for grown adults to act in an adolescent way.
   成人表现出青春期的样子很正常。
2. She says that risk-taking is normal adolescent behaviour.
   她说冒险是青春期的正常表现。
3. I still remember my adolescent life.
   我仍然记得我青少年时期的生活。
4. The adolescent period is one's best time.
   青少年时期是一个人最美好的一段时光。

用作名词(n.)

1. Overgrowth is common in adolescents.
   青少年成长过快是普遍现象。
2. Many adolescents suffer from/have acne.
   很多青少年患有痤疮[长粉刺]。

权威例句

Society and the adolescent self-image (rev. ed.).
Society and the adolescent self-image
Self Esteem and the Adolescent. (Economics and the Social Sciences: Society and the Adolescent Self-Image)
Society and the Adolescent Self-Image. Morris Rosenberg
Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescent Girls
Child/adolescent behavioral and emotional problems: implications of cross-informant correlations for situational specificity.
Protecting adolescents from harm: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health.
The adolescent brain and age-related behavioral manifestations.
...treatment of child and adolescent overweight ...
Potecting adolescents from harm: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health