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adulthood

名词 B2

中文: 成年

  1. The state or condition, for humans and other animals, of physical and psychological maturity: being an adult. (uncountable) · Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)· Adulthood enables us to survive in the wilderness.
  2. The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death. (uncountable) · Meronyms: young adulthood; emerging adulthood (sometimes construed as coordinate)· The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.

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The Youth, advanced to adulthood, proceeded to steal things of still greater value.
《Three Hundred Aesop's Fables》,第29页 · B2
There is a profound psychological discomfort associated with being an absolute beginner when you are well into adulthood.
《Embracing the Ice: The Unexpected Joy of Being a Beginner》,第1页 · C1

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