maturation
noun /ˌmætʃuˈreɪʃn/
/ˌmætʃuˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the process of becoming or being made mature (= ready to eat or drink after being left for a period of time)
成熟过程;成熟 - the process of becoming adult
Topics Life stagesc2成年过程;长大成人
词源late Middle English (denoting the formation of pus): from medieval Latin maturatio(n-), from Latin maturare, from maturus ‘timely, ripe’.