I tried to understand the adult world and could not.是什么意思？

I tried to understand the adult world and could not.

我试着去了解成人世界，却无法猜透。

tried

adj. 可靠地，经过考验的；v. 试图，努力( try的过去式和过去分词)，考验，磨炼，审讯；

例句
He was tried in absentia and sentenced to seven years in prison.
他被缺席判处七年监禁。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

understand

vt.& vi. 懂，理解；vt. 了解，默认，听说，领会；

例句
Another accusation levelled at the Minister is that he does not understand ordinary people...
另一个矛头则直指部长不懂得体恤百姓。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

adult

adj. 成熟的，（智力、思想、行为）成熟的，成年人的，成年的；n. 成年的人或动物；

例句
It is important that an adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide...
关键是，青春期的男孩身边应该有一个可以交心的成年人。

world

n. 世界，地球，领域，尘世；

例句
Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up...
父母婚姻的破裂使得罗茜田园诗般美好的世界陡然画上了句号。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。