[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]成熟;长大成人Maturity is the state of being fully developed or adult.
Humans experience a delayed maturity; we arrive at all stages of life later than other mammals.
人类发育较缓——在生命的各个阶段,我们都晚于其他哺乳动物。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](性格、行为等的)成熟 Someone's maturity is their quality of being fully developed in their personality and emotional behaviour.
Her speech showed great maturity and humanity...
她的演讲非常老练,极富人情味。
Lacking self-confidence and maturity, many teenagers are left feeling very vulnerable.
许多十几岁的孩子既缺乏自信又不够懂事,所以感情上十分脆弱。
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[N-VAR 可变名词](存单、养老金计划等的)到期 When an investment such as a savings policy or pension plan reaches maturity, it reaches the stage when you stop paying money and the company pays you back the money you have saved, and the interest your money has earned.
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Customers are told what their policies will be worth on maturity...
客户被告知保险单到期时的价值。
Treasury bonds have maturities that extend out as far as 25 years or more.
国库券的到期时间长达25年甚至更久。
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ma·tur·ityAWL/məˈtʃʊərəti; NAmEməˈtʃʊrəti//məˈtjʊərəti; NAmEməˈtʊrəti/noun[uncountable ]1the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult manner (思想行为、作品等)成熟◆He has maturity beyond his years.他过于老成。◆Her poems show great maturity.她的诗歌显得非常成熟。☞compare
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atimmature2(of a person, an animal, or a plant 人或动植物)the state of being fully grown or developed 成熟;成年;完全长成◆The forest will take 100 years to reach maturity.这片森林要花 100 年时间才能成材。☞compare
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atimmature3( business 商) (of an insurance policy, etc. 保险单等)the time when money you have invested is ready to be paid 到期(应付款)maturitymaturitiesma·tur·ity/məˈtʃʊərəti; NAmEməˈtʃʊrəti/
1the quality of behaving in a sensible way like an adultOPP immaturity: Beth shows a maturity way beyond her 16 years. One day you’ll have the maturity to understand.2the time or state when someone or something is fully grown or developedat maturity The tree will reach only 5 feet at maturity.reach/come to/grow to maturity These insects reach full maturity after a few weeks. the era when the Republic came to political maturitysexual/emotional/physical maturity He lacks the emotional maturity to appreciate poetry.3the time when a financial arrangement such as a bond or an insurance policy becomes ready to be paid
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