mature
mature 英 [məˈtʃʊə(r)] 美 [məˈtʃʊr]
adj. 成熟的；成年人的 vi. 成熟
进行时:maturing 过去式:matured 过去分词:matured 第三人称单数:matures 比较级:maturer 最高级:maturest
- Someone who is mature acts grown up, like an adult. However, when one sister says to another, "That's so mature," she's usually using the word sarcastically, because her sister has done something very immature, like sticking out her tongue.
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- adj. 成熟的；成年人的
- vi. 成熟
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1. Jane is very mature for her age.
简年龄不大，却很成熟。
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2. a mature and sensible attitude
一副深谙世事的态度
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3. a mature oak, a mature eagle, a mature elephant
成熟的橡树╱鹰╱象
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4. clothes for the mature woman
成年妇女的服装
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5. a man of mature years
中年人
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6. This particular breed of cattle matures early.
这一品种的牛发育成熟快。
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7. He has matured a great deal over the past year.
经过过去这一年，他成熟了许多。
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8. She has matured into one of the country's finest actresses.
她已经成长为这个国家一位最优秀的演员。
- mature (adj.) mid-15c., "ripe," also "careful, well-considered," from Latin maturus "ripe, timely, early" (see mature (v.)).
- mature (v.) late 14c., "encourage suppuration;" mid-15c. "bring to maturity," from Latin maturare "to ripen, bring to maturity," from maturus "ripe, timely, early," related to manus "good" and mane "early, of the morning," from PIE root *ma- (1) "good," with derivatives meaning "occurring at a good moment, timely, seasonable, early." Meaning "come or bring to maturity" is from 1620s. The financial sense of "reach the time for payment" is from 1861. Related: Matured; maturing.
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