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consenting adult

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Law
conˌsenting ˈadult noun [countable] law  SCLsomeone who is considered to be old enough to decide whether they want to have sex 到达法定承诺年龄的成年人〔可自主决定是否与人发生性关系〕 age of consent
Examples from the Corpus
consenting adultI mean he is a consenting adult.You may be currently living with a consenting adult you have real affection for.
conˌsenting ˈadult nounChineseSyllable
to Corpus old someone who to enough considered be is


consenting adult
conˌsenting ˈadult noun [countable] law
someone who is considered to be old enough to decide whether they want to have sex
age of consent


consenting adultBrE /kənˌsentɪŋ ˈædʌlt/ 🔊, /kənˌsentɪŋ əˈdʌlt/ 🔊NAmE /kənˌsentɪŋ əˈdʌlt/ 🔊, /kənˌsentɪŋ ˈædʌlt/ 🔊 nouna person who is considered old enough, by law, to decide whether they should agree to have sex; a person who has agreed to have sex 到达法定性成熟年龄的已成年人;同意发生性行为的已成年人