| 释义 |
im·mature
I. \|i(m)+\ adjective
Etymology: Latin immaturus, from in- in- (I) + maturus mature — more at mature
1. archaic : premature, untimely
2.
a. : lacking complete growth, differentiation, or development
< poor thin immature soils >
< immature animals >
: unripe
< immature fruit >
b.
(1) : having capacities or potentialities for attaining but not yet having attained a definitive form or state
< immature talents >
< a vigorous but immature school of art >
: crude, unfinished
(2) of a topographic feature : predictably due to undergo further changes : not having attained maturity — used especially of valleys and drainages while most of the area is well above baselevel
c. : exhibiting less than a normal or expected degree of maturity
< emotionally immature adults >
< the alcoholic is an immature, maladjusted individual — W.L.Wilkins >
• im·maturely \“+\ adverb
• im·matureness \“+\ noun
II. \“+\ noun
(-s)
: an immature individual; especially : a young bird that has molted the juvenal plumage but has not yet acquired complete adult plumage |