adult
US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/
・UK /ˈædʌlt/
A2 初級英檢初級多益
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)成人；成年者
In some countries you become an adult at 18, in others 20 or 21
adj.形容詞成人的；成熟的
The college offers adult education classes to people who work during the day
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)成年動物
The adult butterfly lays its eggs on milkweed plants.
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)成熟植物
The adult plant is ready to be harvested.
adj.形容詞成人內容
The film contains adult content and is not suitable for children.
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)成人教育
Adult education programs offer opportunities for lifelong learning.
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#AskGaryVee 第72集：Casey Neistat 分享申請大學祕訣與如何專注目標！ (#AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals)
- I've always had a family since I was an adult.
自從我成年以來，我一直有家庭。
- My entire adult life, I've had a family.
我整個成年生活，我都有家庭。
關於奧運女子拳擊手性別爭議，外國人怎麼看？ (XY Athletes in Women’s Olympic Boxing: The Paris 2024 Controversy Explained)
- Adult males have about 10 to 30 times more testosterone than adult females.
成年男性的睪酮含量是成年女性的 10 到 30 倍。
- Adult males have about 10 to 30 times more testosterone than adult females.
國際奧委會目前的做法是使用護照測試。
從小生長在雙語的環境下其實也沒那麼好？！讓我用親身經歷告訴你語言實驗是如何毀了我的童年 (How a Language Experiment Ruined My Childhood)
- Now as an adult, my English is up to speed, I think, and I'm beginning to take a little more pride in my language background. But would I want to put my future children through my childhood struggles even if it works out in the end?
現在，我長大成人了，英語水平也提高了，我開始為自己的語言背景感到自豪。但我是否願意讓我未來的孩子經歷我童年時的掙扎，即使最後能成功？
- Now as an adult, my English is up to speed, I think,
【英文演講】蘋果創辦人賈伯斯史丹佛大學畢業典禮演講 | 英日字幕 (【英語スピーチ】Apple創業者スティーブ・ジョブズのスタンフォード大卒業式スピーチ|日英字幕)
- What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.
我整個成年生活的重心已不復存在，這對我的打擊是毀滅性的。
- What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.
有幾個月我真的不知道該怎麼辦。
【聽Podcast學英文】關於痘痘這件事 (Having acne ⏲️ 6 Minute English)
- Acne tends to start during puberty, the stage in people's lives when they develop from a child into an adult because of changes in their body. Hormones such as testosterone, which are released into the body during puberty, often cause acne to appear.
青春期是人一生中因身體變化而從兒童成長為成人的階段，痤瘡往往始於青春期。青春期釋放到體內的睪丸激素等荷爾蒙往往會導致痤瘡的出現。
- OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, starting with puberty – the stage of life when a person changes from a child to an adult. Someone who is emotionally vulnerable has their feelings and emotions easily hurt. The verb to trivialise means to make something seem less important than it really is. If you get through it, you manage to survive a difficult experience or period of life.
好了，讓我們從青春期--一個人從兒童變為成人的人生階段--開始，回顧一下我們學過的詞彙。情感脆弱的人，他們的感情和情緒很容易受到傷害。動詞 "瑣碎化"（trivialise）的意思是讓某件事看起來沒有那麼重要。如果你熬過去了，你就設法度過了一段艱難的經歷或生活時期。