maturity
UK/mə'tʃʊərətɪ/US/mә'tjuәriti/
GREB1
Definitions
n.
The state of being fully grown or developed; emotional or mental adultness.
成熟（状态）；（心智、情感的）成熟。
n.
The date on which a bond, loan, or insurance policy falls due for payment.
（债券、贷款、保单的）到期；到期日。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishmatur (ripe) + -ity (state) = the state of being ripe or fully developed. Used of people it means grown-up sensibility; in finance the maturity (date) of a bond is when it has "ripened" and becomes due — the same idea of reaching the proper time, applied to money.
Root matur still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.emotional maturity情感成熟
- 2.reach maturity达到成熟
- 3.maturity date到期日
- 4.sexual maturity性成熟
- 5.at maturity到期时
Example Sentences
- 1.
She handled the crisis with great maturity.
- 2.
Salmon reach maturity after about four years at sea.
- 3.
The bond pays out its full value at maturity.