early 15c., "maturity of character;" mid-15c., "ripeness," from Middle French maturité and directly from Latin maturitatem (nominative maturitas) "ripeness," from maturus "ripe" (see mature (v.)). Financial sense "state of being due for payment" is from 1815.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Lacking self-confidence and maturity, many teenagers are left feeling very vulnerable.
許多十幾歲的孩子既缺乏自信又不夠懂事，所以感情上十分脆弱。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Girls generally reach sexual maturity two years earlier than boys.
通常女孩性發(fā)育成熟要比男孩早兩年。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Customers are told what their policies will be worth on maturity.