adult

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈæd.ʌlt/|/ˈæd.əlt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An animal that is full-grown.
    — The young not only differs from the adult by the presence of its gills, but its feet are only developed by degrees, and in several genera there are also a deciduous beak and tail, and intestines of a different form
  2. A person who has reached the legal age of majority.
动词 v.
  1. To behave like an adult. intransitive,slang
    — Adulting is hard!
  2. To (cause to) be or become an adult. nonstandard,rare
    — Womanhood was achieved at twenty-one, when the female was "adulted"; manhood was fully achieved at twenty-five, […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Fully grown.
    — an adult human, animal, or plant
  2. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
    — adult clothes; adult cereal; an adult documentary
  3. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.; Containing situations or discussions intended primarily for adults, such as serious crime, illicit drug use, extramarital affairs, etc.
    — adult situations; adult discussions
  4. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.; Containing alcohol, intended for consumption only by adults.
    — an adult drink; an adult root beer float
  5. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.; Containing marijuana, intended for consumption only by adults. usually
    — an adult cookie; adult gummy worms
  6. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.; Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; pornographic.
    — an adult movie
  7. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.; Containing excessive vulgar or profane speech, text or images, intended only for adults.
    — adult language; an adult cartoon
  8. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.; Intended for, or restricted to, those who are not young children.
    — an adult menu; an adult fare

词形变化

adults plural more adult comparative most adult superlative adults present,singular,third-person adulting participle,present adulted participle,past adulted past

词汇关系

近义词
adult grown-up grownup growed-up postpubescent fully grown grown up for adults X-rated XXX XXXX blue indecent obscene salacious
反义词
child youngling
上位词
person
下位词
man woman old person
衍生词
adult actress adult album alternative adult alternative adult baby adult baby syndrome adult beverage adult bookstore adultcentrism adult child adult contemporary adult content adult education adultescent adult film adulticide adultification adultify adultish adultism adultivity adultization adultize adult language adult learner adultlike adultly adult movie adultness adultocentric adultoid adult-onset diabetes adultophile adult-oriented rock adult protection adult relations adult respiratory distress syndrome adultship adult shop adultspeak adult star adult survivor adult third culture kid adultwear adulty appropriate adult consenting adult Disney adult emerging adult hot adult contemporary hyperadult kidult new adult nonadult older adult preadult pseudoadult subadult unadult young adult
相关词
adultlike mature adolescent adulthood

词源

词源 1
From French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolescō (“to grow up”). Compare adolescent.
词源 2
From French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolescō (“to grow up”). Compare adolescent.
词源 3
From French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolescō (“to grow up”). Compare adolescent.
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