adulthood
【成年期】
adulthood 是一个名词,表示“成年期”,指的是一个人从青少年过渡到成年的阶段,以及成年后的一段时间。
1. 名词 (noun)
🔹 adulthood [ˈædʌltˌhʊd] — 成年期,成年的阶段
(1) 成年期的定义
- 含义:指一个人达到法律上、社会上或生理上被认定为成年人的阶段,通常意味着具备独立生活的能力,承担社会和法律责任。
- 例如:She entered adulthood at the age of 18.
(她在18岁时进入了成年期。) - 例如:Adulthood brings with it many responsibilities.
(成年期伴随着许多责任。) - 例如:In adulthood, people often start focusing on their careers and families.
(在成年期,人们通常开始专注于职业和家庭。)
- 例如:She entered adulthood at the age of 18.
(2) 发展阶段
- 含义:指一个人从青少年成长为成熟的成年人,并进入人生的稳定阶段。
- 例如:He has shown remarkable growth in adulthood.
(他在成年期表现出了显著的成长。) - 例如:Some people face challenges in adulthood that they didn’t experience as teenagers.
(有些人在成年期遇到了青少年时期没有经历过的挑战。)
- 例如:He has shown remarkable growth in adulthood.
2. 常见用法
- transition to adulthood:过渡到成年
- The transition from adolescence to adulthood can be difficult.
(从青少年到成年期的过渡可能很困难。)
- The transition from adolescence to adulthood can be difficult.
- early adulthood:早期成年期(通常指20岁到30岁左右)
- In early adulthood, people often make important decisions about their careers.
(在早期成年期,人们常常做出关于职业的重要决定。)
- In early adulthood, people often make important decisions about their careers.
- mature adulthood:成熟的成年期(通常指40岁以上)
- In mature adulthood, individuals often focus on long-term goals and stability.
(在成熟的成年期,个人通常专注于长期目标和稳定。)
- In mature adulthood, individuals often focus on long-term goals and stability.
3. 近义词
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
maturity | 成熟,指一个人或事物发展到完全成熟的状态 | His emotional maturity is impressive.(他的情感成熟令人印象深刻。) |
adolescence | 青少年时期 | Adolescence is a time of rapid physical and emotional changes.(青少年时期是身体和情感迅速变化的时期。) |
adulthood | 成年期 | She embraced adulthood with confidence.(她充满信心地迎接了成年期。) |
4. 总结
- adulthood = 成年期,指的是一个人从青少年过渡到成熟的成人阶段,并且进入独立生活和承担责任的时期。
- 成年期意味着生理、心理、社会上的独立成熟。
- 成年期通常伴随着家庭、事业、责任等各方面的重大决定。