pubescent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person going through puberty.
形容词 adj.
  1. At or just after the age of puberty.
    — 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi […] the pubescent male brain isn't noted for its consistent engagement with reality […]
  2. Covered with down or fine hairs.

词形变化

more pubescent comparative most pubescent superlative pubescents plural

词汇关系

近义词
nuptial pubescent
反义词
presexual
下位词
marriageable nubile
衍生词
mid-pubescent nonpubescent peripubescent postpubescent prepubescent pubescently pubescent oak subpubescent
相关词
puberty pubescence impuberal peripubescent postpubescent prepubescent of age teenager estral productive

词源

词源 1
From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”).
词源 2
From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”).
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