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n.(名词)
1.One who has attained maturity or legal age.
    成年人:已成熟或达到法定年龄的人
2.Biology A fully grown, mature organism.
  【生物学】 成体:完全发育成熟的有机体
adj.(形容词)
1.Fully developed and mature.
    成年的:完全长成及成熟的
2.Intended for or befitting adults:
    成年人的,成人的:倾向于或适合于成年人的:
    adult education.
   成人教育
3.Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic:
    色情的:含有或经营明显的性内容的;淫秽的:
    adult movies; adult bookstores.
   色情电影;色情书店
ORIGIN
From Latinadultus [past participle of] adol¶scere [to grow up] * see adolescent
    源自 拉丁语adultus [] adol¶scere的过去分词 [成长] *参见adolescent
DERIVATIVES
▪adult“hood” n.(名词)
▪adult“ness n.(名词)