coming of age是固定词组,意思为成熟;发达;成年.例: A man should get married on coming of age 男大当婚 Perhaps because sixteen marks our coming of age,which is the interim period between childhood and adulthood. 可能是因为16岁标志着我们行将成年,这是童年和成年之间的过渡期. 另外,coming-of-age是名词,也是成年;成熟 的意思.