underage + noun
通常用于修饰法律禁止的行为。
The law prohibits underage drinking.
法律禁止未成年人饮酒。
因年幼而依赖他人的；未达到某项活动的法定年龄(通常为18岁或21岁),如饮酒或发生性行为。；尚未成为法定成年人；仍为未成年人。
below the legal age for something; not yet legally an adult
多指未满法定年龄（如18岁或21岁），不能饮酒或从事其他法定活动
未达到某项活动的法定年龄(通常为18岁或21岁),如饮酒或发生性行为。
Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
未达到法定年龄的
not of legal age
尚未成为法定成年人；仍为未成年人。
Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.
因年幼而依赖他人的
dependent by virtue of youth
The store was fined for selling cigarettes to underage customers.
那家商店因向未成年顾客出售香烟而被罚款。
用法提示：underage 作定语修饰 customers，表示“未达到法定年龄的”。
He admitted that he had been underage when he first tried smoking.
他承认自己第一次尝试吸烟时还未成年。
用法提示：underage 作表语，表示“当时仍未达到法定年龄”。
Underage drinking can cause serious health problems.
未成年饮酒会导致严重的健康问题。
用法提示：underage 作定语修饰动名词 drinking，表示“未达到法定饮酒年龄的”。
通常用于修饰法律禁止的行为。
The law prohibits underage drinking.
法律禁止未成年人饮酒。
用于说明某人未达到法定年龄。
He cannot buy alcohol because he is underage.
他不能买酒，因为他未成年。
修饰具体身份名词，如学生、孩子等。
An underage student cannot drive alone.
未成年学生不能独自驾驶。
最直接的同义词，正式法律用语
常用于青少年司法或犯罪语境
grammar · medium
易错句子He is an underage.
正确表达He is an underage person.
错误地将形容词 "underage" 当作名词使用。正确用法是作为形容词修饰名词，如 "underage person"。
grammar · medium
易错句子The underaged driver was stopped.
正确表达The underage driver was stopped.
错误地在形容词 "underage" 后添加了 "-ed" 变为 "underaged"，这是不规范的。正确形式是 "underage"。
minor 还可表示'次要的'，而 underage 仅指未达到法定年龄。
under age 是短语，写作两个单词；underage 是合成形容词。
未成年人饮酒
The new law aims to curb underage drinking.
这项新法律旨在遏制未成年人饮酒。
未成年人结婚；童婚
Campaigners are calling for an end to underage marriage.
活动人士呼吁终结未成年人结婚的现象。
未成年性行为
The film was criticized for its portrayal of underage sex.
这部电影因对未成年性行为的描写而受到批评。
未成年饮酒者
The bar was fined for serving underage drinkers.
这家酒吧因向未成年饮酒者售酒而被罚款。
未成年人吸烟
Officials launched a campaign against underage smoking.
官员们发起了一场反对未成年人吸烟的运动。
未成年怀孕
The charity works to prevent underage pregnancy.
这家慈善机构致力于预防未成年怀孕。
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