If someone is pubescent, they are going through puberty right now: the body is in the middle of changing from a child’s body to an adult’s. You will hear a pubescent boy, a pubescent girl.

If someone is pubescent如果某人是pubescent, they are going through puberty right now表示他們正在經歷青春期: the body is in the middle of changing from a child's body to an adult's身體正從小孩的身體轉變成大人的身體。You will hear你會聽到 a pubescent boy, a pubescent girla pubescent boy（正值青春期的男孩）、a pubescent girl（正值青春期的女孩）這樣的說法

It is a describing word, and it belongs to doctors, writers, and careful talk, not to the playground. Friends are more likely to say “he’s going through puberty” or just name the age. You can also use it as a noun for that young person, though that sounds even more bookish.

It這 is a describing word是個形容詞, and it belongs to doctors, writers, and careful talk屬於醫生、作家，以及講究一點的用語, not to the playground而不是遊樂場上的用語。Friends朋友之間 are more likely to say比較可能會說 “he's going through puberty”「他正在經歷青春期」 or just name the age或是直接說年紀。You can also use it as a noun你也可以把它當名詞用 for that young person指那個正值青春期的年輕人, though that sounds even more bookish不過這樣聽起來更書卷氣

Though actually, biologists also call a plant pubescent when a leaf or stem is covered with very fine, soft hair, like down. That is the old Latin picture coming through — becoming hairy, becoming grown.

Though actually不過事實上, biologists生物學家 also call a plant pubescent也會把一株植物稱作pubescent when a leaf or stem is covered with very fine, soft hair, like down當葉子或莖上覆蓋著非常細軟、像絨毛一樣的細毛時。That那 is the old Latin picture coming through是古拉丁字根的意象延續下來 — becoming hairy, becoming grown變得多毛、變得成熟

Same word, two rooms: young people, and plants. It is not public, and it is not a fancy twin of teenager.

Same word, two rooms同一個字，兩個房間: young people, and plants一邊是年輕人，一邊是植物。It它 is not public不是public（公開的）, and it is not a fancy twin of也不是 teenagerteenager（青少年）比較花俏的雙胞胎字