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单词 force-ripe
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force-ripeadj.

Brit. /ˈfɔːsrʌɪp/, U.S. /ˈfɔrsˌraɪp/, Caribbean English /ˈfoː(r)sˌraip/
Forms:

α. 1800s– forced-ripe.

β. 1800s– force-ripe, 1900s– force'ripe.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: forced adj., ripe adj.
Etymology: < forced adj. + ripe adj.In the β. forms showing loss of -ed suffix1 in the first element (a phenomenon characteristic of Caribbean English).
1. Of a fruit or crop: prematurely or artificially ripened.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > ripe or ripened > ripening or becoming ripe > ripening or flowering early
hasty1338
before-ripea1382
precoquea1398
premature?1440
rathe1572
hasting1578
rathe-ripe1578
precocious1650
precoce1658
rareripe1678
hastive1724
force-ripe1830
1830 Calcutta Mag. IV. 36 Forced Ripe Mangoes,..come to the market every morning.
1916 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 27 Nov. 13/2 It seemed ridiculous for us to have to pay a penny for a small, forced ripe orange.
2007 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 28 July (Toronto ed.) to6 Force-ripe fruit ain't got no taste.
2. Caribbean. Of a person (esp. a child): precocious, prematurely developed. Frequently derogatory, with connotations of overconfidence, arrogance, or brashness.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective] > relating to early maturity > prematurely mature
forward1591
rathe-ripe1617
precocious1678
precoce1689
force-ripe1934
1934 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 27 Apr. 16/2 You are just a little forced ripe nigger.
1991 P. Marshall Daughters (1992) iii. vi. 312 The friend's little boy, a force-ripe little man who had to have his say in everything.
2020 @starletibis 2 May in twitter.com (accessed 19 May 2020) What is going on with these force ripe children.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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