mature
- 英式英标[mə\'tʃʊr]
- 美式音标[mə\'tʃʊə]
adj. 成熟的；充分考虑的；到期的；成年人的
vi. 成熟；到期
vt. 使…成熟；使…长成；慎重作出
中文词源
mature 成熟的，成年的
来自拉丁语maturare,开始成熟的，开始裂开，来自PIE*ma,好的，好时间的，词源同matins,matinee.原用于水果成熟的，后引申词义人成年的。
英文词源
- mature
- mature: [15] ‘Earliness’ is the etymological notion underlying the word mature. It goes back ultimately to a pre-Latin base *mātu-, which produced the Latin adjective mātūrus ‘timely, early’, direct source of the English word (in Old French mātūrus became mur ‘ripe’, which played a part in the emergence of English demure). Another Latin derivative of *mātu- was Mātūta, the name of the Roman goddess of the dawn. From this in turn was derived the adjective mātūtīnus ‘of the morning’, source of English matins [13] and matutinal ‘of the morning’ [17].
=> demure, matins - 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.
- mature (adj.)
- mid-15c., "ripe," also "careful, well-considered," from Latin maturus "ripe, timely, early" (see mature (v.)).
中文解释
1. maid => mature: 少女变成了妈妈才真的成熟.2. nature => mature. (n- => nn- => m-, 有一个n到两个n合在一起就是m, 自然地成长到成熟).3. 自然成熟才是真正的成熟，人为的揠苗助长是不行的。4. mature- －m(妈) + ature(nature--n女孩)-n（女孩）变成妈妈（M）----是自然的成熟过程-成熟
实用例句
- 1. These plants are then pollinated and allowed to mature and produce seed.
- 然后，这些植物就被授粉，从而成熟结籽。
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- 2. Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others.
- 一些青少年可能相比同龄人在性方面更成熟、更具挑逗性。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The caterpillars tunnel into the fruit to grow and mature.
- 毛虫钻入果实，并在其中生长为成虫。
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- 4. It's a team packed with experienced and mature professionals.
- 那个小组里都是些有经验的成熟专业人士。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He wanted to introduce mature people with leadership qualities.
- 他想引进具有领导素质的成熟人才。
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