Quarterlife crisis refers to feelings of confusion, anxiety, and self-doubt experienced by some people in their twenties, especially after completing their education. The term is named by analogy with mid-life crisis.
Quarterlife crisis(青年危機)指二十幾歲的年輕人,尤其在剛剛完成學業(yè)后,經(jīng)歷的迷茫、焦慮及自我懷疑等情緒。這是仿照mid-life crisis(中年危機)這個說法來定義的。
The quarterlife crisis variation was popularized by a book called Quarterlife Crisis: The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties, by Alexandra Robbins and Abby Wilner, which was published in May, 2001.
Quarterlife crisis 這一說法在2001年5月由亞歷山大•羅賓斯和艾比•維爾納合著的名為《青年危機:你二十幾歲時獨特的生活挑戰(zhàn)》的書出版后開始被廣泛使用。
例如:
I struggled with anxiety, panic, and fear for some time, never knowing it was driven by my quarterlife crisis.
我曾經(jīng)一度在焦慮、恐慌和恐懼中掙扎,從未想到那是受青年危機影響的結果。