似乎Adulthood總是可以與adult互換使用,但是在談話中說adulthood常見嗎?
母語人士的回答
Rebecca
Adult和adulthood不可互換。 Adulthood是指已完全成長或成熟。在這段視頻中,它說only two of them would reach adulthood ,這意味著only two of them would reach adulthood孩子可以生存直到only two of them would reach adulthood 。 Adult是指已經完全發育成熟的成年人或動物,而不是指任何完全成熟的疾病(例如adulthood 。示例: Most dogs reach adulthood at one year of age. (大多數狗一歲就All adults should vote. 。)例如: All adults should vote. (所有成年人都必須投票。)