mature

英 [mə'tʃʊə] 美[mə'tʃʊr]

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

反义词

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

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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。

英英释意

1. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;: "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

2. develop and work out fully in one's mind;: "I need to mature my thoughts"

3. become due for repayment;: "These bonds mature in 2005"

4. cause to ripen or develop fully;: "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"

5. grow old or older;: "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

6. cause to ripen and discharge pus;: "The oil suppurates the pustules"

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.)).

同义词辨析

adult, grown-up, mature

这些形容词均有"成年的，成熟的"之意。

adult：一般指生理上的童年期已结束，达到法定年龄。

grown-up：多用于口语，含义与adult基本相同，但更侧重脱离儿童阶段，已成大人，与childish意思相反。

mature：用于生物时，指完全长好了。用于人时，指达到了生命的黄金时期，但所暗示的青少年和成年之间的界限不明显。

mature, ripen, age, develop

这些动词均有"成熟，长成"之意。

mature：指生物自然发育成熟或丰满或使其能起正常作用，还可指人获得智慧、经验或变得世故。

ripen：侧重已到长生成熟的顶点。

age：一般指使人过早成熟，强调已走向衰老。

develop：侧重使某一种类或个体潜在本能进化完全，词义比mature广泛。

mature, ripe

这两个形容词都含"成熟的"之意。

mature：指生物完成了长生、发育的全过程或周期，表明已经成熟；也可指经周期、慎重考虑而制定的计划或作出的决定。

ripe：主要指水果、谷物和蔬菜等的成熟，也可引申作"时机成熟"解。

考试真题

The electronic industry is maturing even though no wonder products hit the market.

That is bad news for any firm that may hope that smartwatches can make up ground for maturing smartphone and tablet markets.

piaget argued that attaining and accepting a vocation is one of the best ways to modify idealized views and to mature.

Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible, he said.

But it takes collective scrutiny and acceptance to transform a discovery claim into a mature discovery.

Furthermore, these losses make us mature and eventually move us toward future opportunities for growth and happiness.

实用场景例句

Jane is very mature for her age.: 简年龄不大，却很成熟。

a mature and sensible attitude: 一副深谙世事的态度

sexually mature: 性成熟的

a mature oak/eagle/elephant: 成熟的橡树 / 鹰 / 象

clothes for the mature woman: 成年妇女的服装

a man of mature years: 中年人

This particular breed of cattle matures early.: 这一品种的牛发育成熟快。

Technology in this field has matured considerably over the last decade.: 这一领域的技术经过过去十年的发展已经相当完善。

He has matured a great deal over the past year.: 经过过去这一年，他成熟了许多。

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。

You will learn what to expect as your child matures physically...: 在孩子身体发育成熟时，你就知道会发生什么事了。

The eggs hatched and the chicks matured.: 小鸡破壳而出。

When the trees matured they were cut in certain areas...: 在有些地方，树木长成后就会被砍掉。

Their songwriting has matured.: 他们的歌曲创作水平已经成熟。

Hopefully after three years at university I will have matured...: 希望3年大学生活之后我能变成熟。

I thought you had matured enough not to be giggly and silly about serious art.: 我觉得你已经长大成人，不应该再冲着严肃的艺术作品傻笑。

They are emotionally mature and should behave responsibly...: 他们在情感上已经成熟，应该负责任地行事。

You and I are mature, freethinking adults.: 你我都是明白事理、思想自由的成年人。

It is his most mature comedy yet.: 这是他迄今最成熟的喜剧作品。

Unlike wine, brandy matures only in wood, not glass.: 和葡萄酒不同的是，白兰地只能在木制容器而非玻璃容器里酿制。

...the cellars where the cheeses are matured.: 酿制奶酪的地窖

Grate some mature cheddar cheese.: 将一些已经酿熟的切达干酪磨碎。

...the best place to enjoy fine, mature wines.: 品尝葡萄佳酿的最佳之处

These bonuses will be paid when your savings plan matures in ten years' time.: 这些红利会在10年后存款到期时支付。

...an endowment policy that matured on September 1.: 9月1日到期的人寿定期保险单

...a man of mature years who had been in the job for longer than most of the members could remember.: 一个已过中年的男子，大多数成员都不记得他干这行有多久了

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