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pubescent

英 [pjʊ'bes(ə)nt] 美[pju'bɛsnt]
  • adj. 青春期的;有软毛的
  • n. 青春期的青少年

英英释意


1. (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature;
"the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy"
2. covered with fine soft hairs or down;
"downy milkweed seeds"