maturity
期限、満期
maturity
noun
/məˈtʃʊərəti/, /məˈtjʊərəti/
uncountable
1 ​the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult manner
He has maturity beyond his years.
Her poems show great maturity.
She has shown great maturity in her behaviour this term.
compare immaturity
TOPICS Life stages C1
Collocations
adjective
great
growing
increasing
verb + maturity
have
demonstrate
display
2 ​(of a person, an animal, or a plant) the state of being fully grown or developed
The forest will take 100 years to reach maturity.
The insects lay eggs when they approach maturity.
compare immaturity
Collocations
adjective
full
physical
psychological
verb + maturity
attain
come to
grow to
3 understanding and skill that an artist develops over a period of time
These latest paintings show how the artist has really grown in maturity.
​4 (business) (of an insurance policy, etc.) the time when money you have invested is ready to be paid
Word Origin
late Middle English: from Latin maturitas, from maturus ‘timely, ripe’.