Word · Frequency #8678
adolescent
青少年
A young person who is between childhood and adulthood, having reached puberty but not yet fully grown up.
- 1.
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
青少年；已进入青春期但尚未成年的人。
- 2.
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
青春期与成熟期之间的青少年
青少年；已进入青春期但尚未成年的人。；青春期与成熟期之间的青少年
In use
The adolescent was nervous about starting high school.
Many adolescents struggle with identity issues.
She wrote a book about the psychology of the adolescent.
as an adolescent
as an adolescent 表示“作为青少年时”，常后接过去经历或状态。
She experienced a lot of pressure as an adolescent.
她作为青少年时经历了很多压力。
adolescents + verb (plural)
adolescents 作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。
Adolescents often struggle with identity issues.
青少年经常为身份认同问题而挣扎。
the adolescent who...
the adolescent 特指某个青少年，常用定语从句修饰。
Connections
Collocations
- adolescent boy
- 青春期男孩
- The adolescent boy was going through a growth spurt.这个青春期男孩正在经历生长突增。
- adolescent years
- 青春期
- Her adolescent years were filled with self-discovery.她的青春期充满了自我发现。
- adolescent development
- 青少年发展
- Adolescent development involves both physical and emotional changes.青少年发展涉及身体和情感的变化。
- adolescent behavior
- 青少年行为
- Teachers need to understand adolescent behavior to help students.教师需要了解青少年行为以帮助学生。
- adolescent rebellion
- 青少年叛逆
- Adolescent rebellion is often a natural part of growing up.青少年叛逆通常是成长过程中的自然部分。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：adolescent 音似 '爱多乐'，青少年时期充满爱和快乐。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：education、psychology、family、general 在中文中，“adolescent”通常译为“青少年”，是一个中性词汇，多用于正式或学术语境，但在日常交流中也常见。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为adolescents。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the suffix '-escent' pronounced /-ˈɛs.ənt/, and all rhyme with 'adolescent'. Note that 'reminiscent' ends in '-iscent' (/ˈɪs.ənt/) and is not a genuine rhyme, despite the similar spelling.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.