英语词汇“premature”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pre•ma•ture adj.

occurring, coming, or done too soon:made a premature announcement that he had won the election.
Medicineborn before the normal amount of time of full development;
preterm:premature babies.

pre•ma•ture•ly, adv.

pre•ma•ture adj.

occurring, coming, or done too soon:a premature announcement.
Botanymature or ripe before the proper time.

Medicinea premature infant.

Latin praemātūrus. See pre-, mature
1520–30

pre′ma•ture′ly, adv.
pre′ma•tu′ri•ty, pre′ma•ture′ness, n.

premature /ˌprɛməˈtjʊə; ˈprɛməˌtjʊə/ adj

occurring or existing before the normal or expected time
impulsive or hasty: a premature judgment
(of an infant) weighing less than 2500 g (5½ lbs) and usually born before the end of the full period of gestation

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin praemātūrus, very early, from prae in advance + mātūrus ripe

ˌpremaˈturely adv

单词	premature
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pre•ma•ture /ˌpriməˈtʃʊr, -ˈtʊr, -ˈtyʊr/USA pronunciation adj. occurring, coming, or done too soon:made a premature announcement that he had won the election. Medicineborn before the normal amount of time of full development; preterm:premature babies. pre•ma•ture•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pre•ma•ture (prē′mə chŏŏr′, -tŏŏr′, -tyŏŏr′, prē′mə chŏŏr′ or, esp. Brit.,* prem′ə-, prem′ə-),USA pronunciation* adj. occurring, coming, or done too soon:a premature announcement. Botanymature or ripe before the proper time. n. Medicinea premature infant. Latin praemātūrus. See pre-, mature 1520–30 pre′ma•ture′ly, adv. pre′ma•tu′ri•ty, pre′ma•ture′ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: premature /ˌprɛməˈtjʊə; ˈprɛməˌtjʊə/ adj occurring or existing before the normal or expected time impulsive or hasty: a premature judgment (of an infant) weighing less than 2500 g (5½ lbs) and usually born before the end of the full period of gestation Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin praemātūrus, very early, from prae in advance + mātūrus ripe ˌpremaˈturely adv
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