同近义词辨析
mature, adult, grown-up
这组词都有“成年的，成熟的”的意思，其区别是：
mature用于生物时，指完全长好了。用于人时，指达到了生命的黄金时期，但所暗示的青少年和成年之间的界限不明显。
adult一般指生理上的童年期已结束，达到法定年龄。
grown-up多用于口语，含义与adult基本相同，但更侧重脱离儿童阶段，已成大人，与childish意思相反。
mature, ripe, adult, grown-up
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- He was brought up by his paternal aunt.
他是由姑姑抚养成人的。 - In proportion to the baby's total weigt, its brain weighs seven times as much as a grown person's, it's muscles little more than half as much.
婴儿头部的重量占体重的比例是成年人的七倍，肌肉的重量占体重的比例则是成人的一半多一点。
用作名词(n.)
- A grown man like you shouldn't act like that.
一个象你这样的成年人不该做那种事。 - Yet many grown people observe Halloween, too.
不过许多成年人也庆祝万圣节前夕。
权威例句
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