用作名词(n.)

Child who is not accompanied by an adult will not be admitted.儿童无成人带领不得入内。

The bear was a fully grown adult.那只熊已完全发育成熟.

用作形容词(adj.)

He spent his adult pfe in Canada.他在加拿大度过了他的成年时期。

Can you try and be a pttle more adult about this?你能不能试着更理智一点地看待这件事？

Children are not admitted, for this is an adult film.儿童不得入内观看,因为这是一部成人电影。

His behavior is not particularly adult.他的举止行为还不太成熟。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

We should do our best to develop the adult education.
我们应当努力发展成人教育。

I pke his adult approach to the problem.
我喜欢他老成地处理这个问题。

用作表语S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

He is adult in behavior.
从行为上看,他已成熟了。

S+be+～+to- v

Aren't you adult enough to know that there are two sides to every issue?
长这么大了,你难道还不懂每一件事都有两面性吗?

用作名词(n.)

Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as adult.
凡是超过18岁的都算成年人。

Children are usually more natural in their manner than adults.
孩子们的举止通常比成年人自然。

The bear was a fully grown adult.
那只熊已完全发育成熟。

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

adult education成人教育

adult man成年人

副词+～

completely adult完全成熟的

emotionally adult感情上成熟的

intellectually adult智力上成熟的

～+介词

adult in behaviour行为成熟

用作名词 (n.)形容词+～

independent adult能自立的成年人

介词+～

education for adults成人教育

adj.(形容词)

adult用作形容词的基本意思是“成熟的”,指人身体已经发育成熟,也可指智力及情感已成熟,用于物则指达到发展过程中的成熟阶段。

adult也可作“成年人的,适宜于成年人的”解,指已经度过青春期或已经达到法定年龄。

adult作“成年的”“成年人的”解时不用于比较等级，作“老成的”解时可用于比较等级。

用作名词(n.)

Child who is not accompanied by an adult will not be admitted.儿童无成人带领不得入内。

The bear was a fully grown adult.那只熊已完全发育成熟.

用作形容词(adj.)

He spent his adult pfe in Canada.他在加拿大度过了他的成年时期。

Can you try and be a pttle more adult about this?你能不能试着更理智一点地看待这件事？

Children are not admitted, for this is an adult film.儿童不得入内观看,因为这是一部成人电影。

His behavior is not particularly adult.他的举止行为还不太成熟。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

We should do our best to develop the adult education.
我们应当努力发展成人教育。

I pke his adult approach to the problem.
我喜欢他老成地处理这个问题。

用作表语S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

He is adult in behavior.
从行为上看,他已成熟了。

S+be+～+to- v

Aren't you adult enough to know that there are two sides to every issue?
长这么大了,你难道还不懂每一件事都有两面性吗?

用作名词(n.)

Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as adult.
凡是超过18岁的都算成年人。

Children are usually more natural in their manner than adults.
孩子们的举止通常比成年人自然。

The bear was a fully grown adult.
那只熊已完全发育成熟。

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

adult education成人教育

adult man成年人

副词+～

completely adult完全成熟的

emotionally adult感情上成熟的

intellectually adult智力上成熟的

～+介词

adult in behaviour行为成熟

用作名词 (n.)形容词+～

independent adult能自立的成年人

介词+～

education for adults成人教育

【近义词】

adj.
• full-grown
• grown-up
• ripe

【反义词】

adj.
• immature
• infantile
• juvenile