adolescent

1. ADJ Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour. 青春期的 (少年、行爲)

It is important that an adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide. 一個青春期男孩應該有一個他能傾吐心聲的成年人，這是很重要的。

2. N-COUNT An adolescent is an adolescent boy or girl. 青春期少年

Young adolescents are happiest with small groups of close friends. 年輕的青春期少年們和一小圈親近的朋友在一起時最高興。