adolescence
/ˌædəˈlesns/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌædəˈlesns/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌa-də-ˈle-sᵊn(t)s/ (ame, mw)
adolescence — 名詞
1. the period of life between roughly twelve and eighteen years of age, when a youn
青春期
兒童發展為成人的過渡階段
the period of life between roughly twelve and eighteen years of age, when a young person's body grows and changes and they start to develop adult ways of thinking and feeling
The teenager found adolescence difficult because her body changed faster than her friends' bodies did.
那位青少年覺得青春期很難熬，因為她的身體變化比朋友們快。
During adolescence, many young people begin to question the values their parents taught them.
在青春期，許多年輕人開始質疑父母教給他們的價值觀。
during + adolescence for the period of life
A local middle school started a program to help students handle the emotional highs and lows of adolescence.
當地一所國中推出了一項計畫，幫助學生應對青春期情緒的高低起伏。
Dr. Okafor's research paper examines how friendships formed during adolescence affect people's careers later in life.
Okafor 博士的研究論文探討了青春期建立的友誼如何影響一個人日後的職業發展。
For Lin, adolescence was marked by frequent moves from one city to another, which made it hard to keep close friends.
對 Lin 來說，青春期充滿了頻繁的搬家，從一個城市搬到另一個城市，因此很難維繫好朋友。
- teenage years
focuses on ages 13–19, slightly more informal
- youth
broader period that can extend into the early twenties
- puberty
refers only to the physical changes, not the full developmental period
文法句型
during + adolescence
possessive + adolescence
adolescence + of + noun
用法筆記
This word describes the general life stage, not a single event. To refer to a person going through this stage, use the noun 'adolescent'. To refer to the physical changes of this period, use 'puberty'.