mature
Definitions
Fully grown or physically developed.
成熟的，发育完全的。
Behaving in a sensible, emotionally developed way; showing the wisdom of an adult.
（举止、心智）成熟稳重的。
(Of wine, cheese, etc.) ripened or aged to full flavor; (of a bond or policy) due for payment.
（酒、奶酪等）熟成的；（债券、保单）到期的。
To become fully grown or developed; to ripen.
成熟，发育成熟；（使）熟成。
(Of a bond, loan, or insurance policy) to reach the date when it falls due.
（债券、贷款、保单）到期。
Root Breakdown
Native EnglishStraight from Latin mātūrus, "ripe, timely." mature is the bare root with no prefix, so it carries the full original range: ripe (fruit, wine), fully grown (a person), and "come due at the right time" (a bond that matures). Read it as "fully ripened — physically, mentally, or financially."
Root matur still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.mature student成人学生（成年后入学者）
- 2.mature adult成熟的成年人
- 3.emotionally mature情感成熟
- 4.mature cheese熟成奶酪
- 5.fully mature完全成熟
Example Sentences
- 1.
She is remarkably mature for a fifteen-year-old.
- 2.
The cheese is left to mature in cellars for two years.
- 3.
Tadpoles take several weeks to mature into frogs.
- 4.
The savings bond will mature in ten years.