adult的详尽意思

1. 成年人，成人，大人
2. 已长大的动物，成年动物
3. 【生】成体；成虫
4. 成熟

1. 成熟的
2. 成年的，成年人的，已成人的
3. 色情的
4. 老成的
5. 限于成年人的
6. 适合成年人（阅读）的

1.（法律意义上的）成年人
Anadult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.

e.g. Becoming a father signified that he was now anadult...
当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。
e.g. Children under 14 must be accompanied by anadult.
14岁以下的儿童必须由成人陪同。

2.成年动物
Anadult is a fully developed animal.

e.g. ...a pair ofadult birds.
一对成年鸟

3.成年的；属于成人的
Adult means relating to the time when you are an adult, or typical of adult people.

adult

e.g. I've lived most of myadult life in London.
我成年之后的大部分时间都是在伦敦度过的。

4.成熟的；老成的
If you say that someone isadult about something, you think that they act in a mature, intelligent way, especially when faced with a difficult situation.

e.g. We were veryadult about it. We discussed it rationally over a drink.
在这件事上我们表现得很成熟。我们一边喝酒一边心平气和地谈了谈。
e.g. ...dealing with emerging sexuality in anadult way.
平静对待出现的性征

5.（涉及性内容的电影或书籍）仅限于成人的
You can describe things such as films or books asadult when they deal with sex in a very clear and open way.

e.g. ...anadult movie.

1. adult的反义词

1. 色鬼：他可是一个密切关注政治时事的人,由于最近日本狂性大发死灰复燃,他一锤定音般地将其斥之为垃圾(junk)、色鬼(adult)、婊子(prostitute)、蠢驴(ass)、下流(nasty)的魔鬼(evil)、流氓(scamp)和臭狗屎(excrement).

2. adult的翻译

2. 成年人：也不是鲸(Whale),而是人(People). 所有的人都具有某些共同的特性,使他们有别于其他动物. 但是他们相互之间也是稍有不同的. 婴儿(Baby)与成年人(Adult)相同吗?不同. 他们的动作和说话都不同. 但是婴儿肯定也是人.

3. 成虫：复殖吸虫的生活史虽复杂,各种吸虫也有差别,但生活史的基本型则包括卵(ovum)、毛蚴(miracidium)、胞蚴(sporocyst)、雷蚴(redia)、尾蚴(cercaria)、囊蚴(encysted metacercaria)、后尾坳(囊内脱去尾部的虫体称后尾蚴metacercaria)与成虫(adult).

1. We should do our best to develop the adult education.
   我们应当努力发展成人教育。
2. I like his adult approach to the problem.
   我喜欢他老成地处理这个问题。

1. He is adult in behavior.
   从行为上看,他已成熟了。

1. Aren't you adult enough to know that there are two sides to every issue?
   长这么大了,你难道还不懂每一件事都有两面性吗?

1. Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as adult.
   凡是超过18岁的都算成年人。
2. Children are usually more natural in their manner than adults.
   孩子们的举止通常比成年人自然。
3. The bear was a fully grown adult.
   那只熊已完全发育成熟。

• Exhaustive character study is an adult occupation.

  出自：H. G. Wells

• ☆ 16世纪30年代进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的adultus，意为长大的。