age of consent

IPA/ˈeɪdʒ ɒv kənsˈɛnt/
IPA/ˈeɪdʒ ʌv kənsˈɛnt/

age of consent — phrase

1. the legal age when someone may decide for themselves whether to marry or have se

1.片語C1
釋義

the legal age when someone may decide for themselves whether to marry or have sex

例句

The new law in Malta raised the age of consent to sixteen.

raise the age of consent to a stated number

In health class, the nurse explained the age of consent to Leo.

同義詞
  • legal age

    is broader and can refer to voting, drinking, or other rights, not only consent

  • minimum legal age

    is a plain general phrase for the lowest lawful age, but it is not always about consent

  • statutory age limit

    is more formal and can refer to many kinds of legal age rules

文法句型

the age of consent

reach the age of consent

be under the age of consent

set the age of consent at + number

用法筆記

Usually appears after set, raise, lower, reach, or be under. It names the legal threshold itself, not one person's act of agreeing in a single situation.

常見錯誤

❌The age of consent means Tara agreed.
✅The age of consent means the law says when Tara can legally agree for herself.
💡the phrase names the legal limit, not one person's decision.
❌The voting age and the age of consent are the same idea.
✅The voting age and the age of consent are two different legal limits.
💡age of consent is specifically about lawful agreement to marriage or sex.