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a/an adult male
使用不定冠词表示泛指。
He is an adult male.
他是一名成年男性。
成年男性；成年男子
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成年男性；成年男子
an adult person who is male; a man
He is an adult male.
他是一名成年男性。
成年的男性。
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
The adult male took charge of the rescue operation.
这位成年男性负责了这次救援行动。
The doctor examined the health of every adult male in the village.
医生检查了村里每一位成年男性的健康状况。
An adult male must sometimes balance work and family responsibilities.
成年男性有时必须平衡工作和家庭责任。
使用不定冠词表示泛指。
He is an adult male.
他是一名成年男性。
使用定冠词特指某个或某类成年雄性。
The adult male is responsible for protecting the group.
成年雄性负责保护群体。
用作定语修饰名词。
Adult male lions are known for their manes.
成年雄狮以鬃毛闻名。
Not this
He is a male adult.
Use this
He is an adult male.
中文语序是“成年男性”，但英语中形容词“adult”放在名词“male”之前，构成名词短语“adult male”。
Not this
He is adult male.
Use this
He is an adult male.
英语中可数名词短语“adult male”前需要不定冠词“an”，而中文没有冠词，学习者常忽略。
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