mature
adjective /məˈtʃʊə(r)/, /məˈtjʊə(r)/
/məˈtʃʊr/, /məˈtʊr/
maturer is occasionally used instead of more matureIdioms ) behaving in a sensible way, like an adult儿童或年轻人 明白事理的;成熟的;像成人似的 - Jane is very mature for her age.
简年龄不大,却很成熟。 - a mature and sensible attitude
一副深谙世事的态度 - She tries to look mature and sophisticated.
她努力让自己看起来成熟老道。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- Jane is very mature for her age.
) fully grown and developed人、树木、鸟或兽 成熟的;发育完全的 - sexually mature
性成熟的 - a mature oak/eagle/elephant
成熟的橡树;成年的鹰/象
Synonyms oldoldTopics Life stagesc1- elderly
- aged
- long-lived
- mature
- old having lived for a long time; no longer young:
- She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.
她上年纪了,明年就 75 岁了。
- She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.
- elderly (rather formal) used as a polite word for ‘old’:
old 的委婉语,指年纪较大的、上了年纪的: - She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.
她在忙着照顾两个年老的亲戚。
- She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.
- aged (formal) very old:
指年迈的、年老的: - Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.
年迈的亲戚住在家里有时压力相当大。
- Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.
- long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time:
- Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.
我们家每个人都特别长寿。
- Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.
- mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young:
- clothes for the mature woman
成年妇女的服装
- clothes for the mature woman
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- sexually mature
- developed over a period of time to produce a strong, rich taste
Topics Cooking and eatingc2发酵成熟的;酿成的 - used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young
(礼貌或幽默的说法)成年的,不再年轻的 - clothes for the mature woman
成年妇女的服装 - a man of mature years
中年男人
- clothes for the mature woman
- created late in an artist’s life and showing great understanding and skill
成熟的;技艺精湛的;创作于晚年的 - (business
) ready to be paid商业 到期(应该支付)的
sensible明智
fully grown成熟
wine/cheese葡萄酒;干酪
no longer young不再年轻
work of art艺术作品
insurance policy保险单
词源late Middle English: from Latin maturus ‘timely, ripe’; perhaps related to matins.
Idioms
on mature reflection/consideration
- (formal) after thinking about something carefully and for a long time
经过深思熟虑;经过审慎考虑