跟我背CET4核心词汇:adult

　　adult

　　adj.

　　成熟的 grown to full size or strength; intellectually or emotionally mature

　　成年人的,适宜于成年人的 old enough to vote, marry, etc.

　　同义词

　　n. grownup

　　a. full-grown，fully grown，grown，grownup

　　反义词

　　n. juvenile，juvenile person

　　词汇辨析

　　adult，grown-up，mature

　　这些形容词均有 成年的，成熟的 之意。

　　adult 一般指生理上的童年期已结束，达到法定年龄。

　　grown-up 多用于口语，含义与adult基本相同，但更侧重脱离儿童阶段，已成大人，与childish意思相反。

　　mature 用于生物时，指完全长好了。用于人时，指达到了生命的黄金时期，但所暗示的青少年和成年之间的界限不明显。

　　参考例句

　　1. Give me one adult and one child ticket.

　　给我一张成人票和一张儿童票。

　　2. Are you still a student then? Yes, of course, but surely you are also an adult.

　　那时你还是一个学生吗?是的，当然是，但是你肯定也是一个成年人了。

　　3. Scientists have created part of the jaw joint in the lab using human adult stem cells.

　　科学家在实验室中利用人类成体干细胞制造出了部分下颌关节。

　　双语释义

　　1.N-COUNT An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions. 成年人

　　例：Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult.

　　成为一名父亲意味着他现在是一个成年人了。

　　2.N-COUNT An adult is a fully developed animal. 成年动物

　　例：...a pair of adult birds.

　　一对成鸟。

　　3.ADJ Adult means relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people. 成年人的

　　例：Ive lived most of my adult life in Arizona.

　　我已在亚利桑那州度过了我大部分的成年生活。

　　4.ADJ You can describe things such as films or books as adult when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way. 只适合成人的

　　例：...an adult film.

　　一部成人电影。

　　常见用法

　　用作名词

　　Child who is not accompanied by an adult will not be admitted.

　　儿童无成人带领不得入内。

　　The bear was a fully grown adult.

　　那只熊已完全发育成熟.

　　用作形容词

　　He spent his adult life in Canada.

　　他在加拿大度过了他的成年时期。

　　Can you try and be a little more adult about this?

　　你能不能试着更理智一点地看待这件事?

　　Children are not admitted, for this is an adult film.

　　儿童不得入内观看,因为这是一部成人电影。

　　His behavior is not particularly adult.

　　他的举止行为还不太成熟。