puberty

名词 puberty:

1. the time of life when sex glands become functional
   同义词：pubescence

1. A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity; a teenager.
   青少年已经历青春发育期但未完全成熟的年轻人; 十几岁的青少年
2. A type of schizophrenia, usually starting at puberty, characterized by foolish mannerisms, senseless laughter, delusions, hallucinations, and regressive behavior.
   青春期痴呆一种精神分裂症，通常始发于青春期，其特征为举止痴呆、傻笑、妄想、幻觉以及退化的举止
3. Reaching or having reached puberty.
   快到或已经到青春期的
4. A boy's voice cracks (ie becomes deeper) at puberty.
   男孩在青春期嗓音改变(声音变粗).

pu.ber.ty

n.（名词）
The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction.
青春期：青少年阶段，在生理上个人有能力进行有性繁殖
The approach to maturity:
达到成熟阶段：
例句：
.Mankind will not reach puberty for another hundred thousand years.(René Dubos)
.就是再过十万年，人类也不会成熟.(赖恩·杜伯斯)

来源：
Middle English puberte
中古英语 puberte
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin pôbert3s
源自 拉丁语 pôbert3s
from pôbôs pôber- [adult]
源自 pôbôs pôber- [成年的]

【引伸】
pu.bertal 或
pu.beral