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(of a child or young person )儿童或年轻人 behaving in a sensible way, like an adult 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
(of a person, a tree, a bird or an animal )人、树木、鸟或兽 fully grown and developed 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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
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 )商业 ready to be paid 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
Word Originlate 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