| 单词 | mature |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [mə'tjuə] |
| 解释 | a.成熟的；深思熟虑的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 成熟的 (fully developed);深思熟虑的 (carefully decided) 【考】 反义词：nascent(新 生的) |
| 字源 | mature (v.) late 14c., "encourage suppuration;" mid-15c. "bring to maturity," from Latin maturare "to ripen, bring to maturity," from maturus "ripe, timely, early," related to manus "good" and mane "early, of the morning," from PIE root *ma- "good," with derivatives meaning "occurring at a good moment, timely, seasonable, early." Meaning "come or bring to maturity" is from 1620s. The financial sense of "reach the time for payment" is from 1861. Related: Matured; maturing. mature (adj.) mid-15c., "ripe," also "careful, well-considered," from Latin maturus "ripe, timely, early" (see mature (v.)). |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 成熟的; v 使成熟 【反】nascent(adj 初生的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】mate nature 人成熟后自然而然地找配偶，可以找配偶了→成熟 |
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