单词 | maturely |
释义 | maturemature1 /məˈtʃʊr, məˈtʊr/ ●●○ AWL adjective 1SENSIBLE someone, especially a child or young person, who is mature behaves in a sensible and reasonable way, as you would expect an adult to behave OPP immature: High school students are mature enough to understand this policy. Laura is very mature for her age.2FULLY GROWN science, biology fully grown and developed: a mature apple treeemotionally/physically/sexually mature Eagles aren’t sexually mature until age five. The human brain is not fully mature until about age 25.3OLDER a polite or humorous way of describing someone who is not young anymore SYN middle-aged: wedding dresses for the mature bride4NOVEL/PAINTING ETC. eng. lang. arts a mature piece of work by a writer or an artist is usually done when they are older and shows a high level of understanding or skill5FINANCIAL social studies, economics a mature financial arrangement, such as a bond or policy, is ready to be paid6WINE/CHEESE ETC. mature cheese, wine, etc. has a good strong taste which has developed during a long period of time7mature market/industry social studies, economics a mature industry or market is one where growth is low and there are fewer competitors than before[Origin: 1300–1400 Latin maturus]—maturely adverb |
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