adultness

英：[æ'dʌltnes]

美：[æ'dʌltnes]

• n.成熟；老成

adjective

fully developed and mature : grown-up

an adult lion

of, relating to, intended for, or befitting adults

an adult approach to a problem

dealing in or with explicitly sexual material adult movies

adult bookstores

noun

one that is adultespecially: a human being after an age (such as 21) specified by law

verb

intransitive verb

informal to behave like an adult : to attend to the ordinary tasks required of a responsible adult Stop complaining that you have to adult today. Being an adult is awesome.—Suzanne Lucas Learning how to "adult" is a necessity for these college freshmen in order to figure out new medication schedules and if their parents' insurance will cover impromptu ER visits.—Meredith Newman

Do we really have to adult today?—Lauren Merola

informal to become an adult But there is one real benefit to growing older and adulting: We essentially get to do whatever we want to do.—Sharon Pope

It could be something small, like bailing on your friends at the last second. Or something bigger, like not showing up for work. Whatever the case may be, it's a sign you haven't fully "adulted" if you constantly slack off on your responsibilities.—Carolyn Steber

Adjective borrowed from French & Latin; French adulte, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin adultus, from past participle of adolēscere, adulēscere "to become mature, grow up," from ad- ad- + alēscere "to be nourished, grow up," probably inchoative derivative of *alēre "to grow," stative derivative of alere "to nurse, feed, nourish" — more at old >entry 1 Noun derivative of adult >entry 1

The first known use of adult was in 1531

advance1 of 3verb

to move forward

advance a few yards

to help the progress of

sacrifices that advance the cause of freedom

to raise to a higher rank or position : promote

was advanced from clerk to assistant manager

to give and expect to be paid back

advance a loan

suggest sense 1, propose

advance a new plan

advance2 of 3noun

a forward movement

progress in development : improvement

recent advances in medicine

a rise in price, value, or amount

a first step or approach

an unfriendly look discourages advances

the giving of something in payment (as money) before goods or services are received

I need an advance on my salary

the money or goods given

advance3 of 3adjective

made, sent, or furnished ahead of time

an advance payment

going or situated before an advance scout

an advance guard

advancementnoun

the action of advancing : the state of being advanced

a raising or being raised to a higher rank or position

progression to a higher stage of development

an improved feature

advancedadjective

far on in time or course

a man advanced in years

being beyond the elementary or introductory level

advanced mathematics

being far along in progress or development a disease in an advanced stage

an advanced civilization

having changed from a more primitive state found in an ancestor

advanced insects like the wasps and bees

adult1 of 2adjective

fully developed and mature

of, relating to, or characteristic of adults

adult2 of 2noun

a fully grown person, animal, or plant

adult1 of 2adjective

fully developed and mature

of, relating to, or characteristic of adults

adult2 of 2noun

a fully grown person, animal, or plant