adult的解释是什么

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. 成熟的 grown to full size or strength; intellectually or emotionally mature
2. 成年人的,适宜于成年人的 old enough to vote, marry, etc.

1. [C]成年的人〔动物〕 adult person or animal

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.
成人电影

• adult education成人教育
• adult man成年人

• completely adult完全成熟的
• emotionally adult感情上成熟的
• intellectually adult智力上成熟的

• adult in behaviour行为成熟

• independent adult能自立的成年人

• education for adults成人教育

• Exhaustive character study is an adult occupation.

  出自：H. G. Wells

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。