full-grown

/ˌfʊl ˈɡrəʊn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfʊl ˈɡrəʊn/ (ame, ipa)

full-grown — 形容詞

1. having reached adult size and no longer getting bigger or taller

1.形容詞B1
釋義

長成的

已長到成年或完整大小

having reached adult size and no longer getting bigger or taller

例句

The full-grown horse stood taller than the stable door.

那匹長成的馬比馬廄門還高。

before noun: full-grown + animal

By sixteen, Yuna was almost the height of a full-grown woman.

到十六歲時,Yuna 幾乎和成年女性一樣高。

同義詞
  • adult

    broader word that can refer to age or legal status, not only size

  • mature

    can also describe mental or emotional development

  • fully developed

    more formal and common in scientific or technical writing

  • grown-up

    informal and mainly used for people

反義詞
  • immature

    often emphasizes incomplete development rather than just age

  • undersized

    focuses on being smaller than expected, not on age

文法句型

full-grown + noun

be + full-grown

用法筆記

Usually placed before a noun. With people, animals, and plants, it emphasizes completed physical growth, not legal status or emotional maturity.

常見錯誤

My son is a full-grown boy now.
My son is a full-grown man now.
💡'full-grown' suggests adult size or maturity, so it does not usually go with 'boy' or 'girl'.