mature

英[mə'tʃʊə]美[mə'tʃʊr]

近义词full-grown mellow developed ready full-blown adult prime ripe

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

词态变化

第三人称单数: matures;过去式: matured;过去分词: matured;现在分词: maturing;比较级: maturer;最高级: maturest;副词: maturely;

助记提示

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

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.)).

双语例句

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。