| 单词 | maturity |
| 释义 | maturity (once / 929 pages) n When something reaches its full level of development, it has achieved maturity. Easy enough when you're a perfectly ripe peach. Maturity in humans is not so easy to accomplish or achieve. Some people might be physically mature, which is to say that they are fully physically grown, but don't yet exhibit signs of emotional maturity — such as a willingness to accept responsibility, or maintain poise in serious situations — for a long time afterward. WORD FAMILYmaturity: maturities, post-maturity+/immature: immaturely, immatureness, immaturity/immaturity: immaturities/maturate: maturates, maturating, maturation/maturation: maturational/mature: immature, maturate, matured, maturely, maturement, matureness, maturer, matures, maturest, maturing, maturity USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s a matter of squashing it right where it is. That’s a sign of maturity.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) They were probably planted in the ‘60s to be harvested later, Petree said. “They are past maturity and starting to decline,” he said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) But her mixed messages about her husband’s level of maturity were only part of the problem. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed Syn|Hypo|Hyper adulthood prime, prime of life the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest time of life a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state 2n state of being mature; full development Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper matureness immatureness, immaturity not having reached maturity adulthood the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity ripenessthe state of being ripe youthearly maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced post-maturity, post-menopausethe state in which women have stopped ovulating manhoodthe state of being a man; manly qualities parentage, parenthoodthe state of being a parent muliebrity, womanhoodthe state of being an adult woman state the way something is with respect to its main attributes 3n the date on which an obligation must be repaid Syn|Hyper due date, maturity date date, day of the month the specified day of the month |
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