adolesce
adolesce — 動詞
- adolescepresent simple I / you / we / they
- adolesces3rd person singular
- adolescing-ing form
- adolescedpast simple
1. to move through the years between childhood and adulthood, gradually taking on a
步入成年
逐漸經歷青春期並成為大人
to move through the years between childhood and adulthood, gradually taking on adult behaviour and responsibility.
In the novel, Salma seems to adolesce overnight after her father's death.
在那本小說裡，Salma 在父親過世後彷彿一夜之間步入成年。
formal, literary use for growing into adulthood
Christopher began to adolesce once he joined the school basketball team.
Christopher 加入校籃隊後，開始慢慢步入成年。
Living alone in Taipei forced Hao to adolesce faster than two cousins back home.
獨自在台北生活，讓 Hao 比家鄉的兩位表親更早步入成年。
The film shows how war can make Sade adolesce too soon.
那部電影展現了戰爭如何讓 Sade 太早步入成年。
Over the summer, Jenna adolesced from a playful child into a careful sister.
整個夏天裡，Jenna 從愛玩的孩子漸漸步入成年，成了細心的姊姊。
- grow up
the everyday and much more common choice in speech and writing
- mature
focuses more on becoming emotionally steady or sensible
- come of age
often stresses reaching legal or social adulthood
文法句型
adolesce + adverb / time phrase
用法筆記
Mostly found in formal, literary, or academic writing rather than everyday speech. The subject is usually a child or teenager, and the verb highlights the process of moving into adult responsibility, not simply getting older by age.