maturity 英 [məˈtʃʊərəti]   美 [məˈtʃʊrəti]

maturity

maturity  英 [məˈtʃʊərəti] 美 [məˈtʃʊrəti]

n. 成熟 

名词复数:maturities 

He has maturity beyond his years. 他过于老成。
Her poems show great maturity. 她的诗歌显得非常成熟。

  • When something reaches its full level of development, it has achieved maturity. Easy enough when you're a perfectly ripe peach. Maturity in humans is not so easy to accomplish or achieve.
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  • n. 成熟
  • 1. He has maturity beyond his years.

    他过于老成。

  • 2. Her poems show great maturity.

    她的诗歌显得非常成熟。

  • 3. The forest will take 100 years to reach maturity.

    这片森林要花 100 年时间才能成材。

  • maturity (n.) early 15c., "maturity of character;" mid-15c., "ripeness," from Middle French maturité and directly from Latin maturitatem (nominative maturitas) "ripeness," from maturus "ripe" (see mature (v.)). Financial sense "state of being due for payment" is from 1815.
ma·tur·ity AWL / məˈtʃʊərəti ; NAmE məˈtʃʊrəti / / məˈtjʊərəti ; NAmE məˈtʊrəti / noun [uncountable ] 1 the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult manner (思想行为、作品等)成熟 He has maturity beyond his years. 他过于老成。 Her poems show great maturity. 她的诗歌显得非常成熟。 compare immaturity at immature 2 (of a person, an animal, or a plant 人或动植物 ) the state of being fully grown or developed 成熟;成年;完全长成 The forest will take 100 years to reach maturity. 这片森林要花 100 年时间才能成材。 compare immaturity at immature 3 ( business ) (of an insurance policy, etc. 保险单等 ) the time when money you have invested is ready to be paid 到期(应付款) maturity maturities ma·tur·ity / məˈtʃʊərəti ; NAmE məˈtʃʊrəti /
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