英语习语 | under age

under age
未满法定年龄、未到合法年龄、未成年

在英语中,我们可以用习语 under age 表示“未满法定年龄、未到合法年龄、未成年”,多指人未到法律规定的足够年龄去做某个特定的事情,比如购买酒精饮料、香烟等,比如:

  • 售香烟给未到法定年龄的儿童是非法的。
    It is illegal to sell cigarettes to children who are under age.
  • 因为她还未成年,她的父母仍然应为她负责。
    Because she was under age, her parents were still responsible for her.

另外,我们可以直接用 underage 这个复合词作形容词表示“未满法定年龄的、未到合法年龄的、未成年的”,比如:

  • 他因和未成年少女发生性关系而被起诉。
    He was prosecuted for having sex with a girl who was underage.