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maturity

英 [mə'tʃʊərətɪ] 美 [mə'tʃʊrəti]

解释

n. 成熟；到期；完备

※ 提供单词"maturity"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

maturity 成熟

来自mature,成熟的，-ity,名词后缀。

英文词源

maturity (n.): early 15c., "maturity of character;" mid-15c., "ripeness," from Middle French maturité and directly from Latin maturitatem (nominative maturitas) "ripeness," from maturus "ripe" (see mature (v.)). Financial sense "state of being due for payment" is from 1815.

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例句和用法

1. 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。

2. Girls generally reach sexual maturity two years earlier than boys.: 通常女孩性发育成熟要比男孩早两年。

3. 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。

4. His behaviour spoke of an early maturity.: 他的举止流露出早熟的痕迹。

5. We stop growing at maturity.: 我们成年之后不再长个儿。