Word
nonage
/ˈnəunidʒ/
noun
未成年期；未成年
any age prior to the legal age; the state or period of being underage
- 1.
The state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.
未达到法定年龄的状态；未成年
未达到法定年龄的状态；未成年；青年时期；早期；未成年；[法] 未成年
In use
During his nonage, he spent every summer on his uncle's farm.
Her nonage was full of music lessons and family trips.
They often recall the freedoms they enjoyed in their nonage.
in one's nonage
表示在某人的未成年时期。
He inherited the estate in his nonage.
他在未成年时继承了财产。
during nonage
强调在未成年的整个期间。
The king ruled through a regent during his nonage.
国王在未成年期间通过摄政王统治。
legal nonage
指法律上未成年的状态。
Legal nonage varies from country to country.
法定成年年龄因国家而异。
Common mistakes
He is in his nonage period.He is in his nonage.
非age本身已表示'青年时期'或'未成年期'，加上'period'造成赘余，应直接使用'his nonage'。
He is a nonage.He is in nonage.
非age为不可数名词，表示'未成年状态'，不能用作可数名词指代一个人，应使用'in nonage'表示状态。
Connections
Confusing words
- minor
- 未成年人 · nonage 指未成年的时期或状态，是抽象名词；minor 指未成年的个人，是可数名词。
- adolescence
- 青春期 · nonage 强调法律上的未成年阶段，通常用于正式或法律语境；adolescence 强调从儿童到成人的生理和心理过渡期，常用于发展心理学。
Word family
- nonages
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
用于法律或年龄相关的上下文。
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.