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单词 maturity
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Definition of maturity in English:

maturity

nounPlural maturities məˈtʃʊərəti
mass noun
  • 1The state, fact, or period of being mature.

    成熟;成年

    the progress of an ingénue from childhood to maturity
    the fish takes 35 years to reach maturity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But besides his height his body showed the average maturity of a sixteen year old.
    • Harvest date should be determined by crop maturity, not by the calendar.
    • These are the signs not only of old age, but of maturity, experience and wisdom.
    • The germinated kernels were transferred to potting soil and grown to maturity in a greenhouse.
    • With the party's countrywide base eroding, Gandhi campaigned tirelessly and showed political maturity.
    • The female mouse reaches sexual maturity at an age of 5-6 weeks.
    • Plants were grown to maturity in a greenhouse under natural conditions.
    • Why wait twenty more births to achieve spiritual maturity when you could achieve it in two births?
    • She took her mind's wisdom as a way of showing her growing maturity.
    • Could this be a reflection of a newfound maturity in the field?
    • It was almost childlike, but with a strong underlying sense of maturity and wisdom.
    • At embryo maturity, X-ray analysis is used to distinguish filled seeds from dead, empty seeds.
    • Grapes that never achieved full maturity were used in condiments and marinades.
    • Other graduates may lack the maturity necessary to succeed in graduate school.
    • The differential diagnosis for patients with hip symptoms can be grouped by skeletal maturity.
    • Heads were turned from coast to coast because of his newfound maturity and leadership.
    • The speaker has the emotional maturity of a 14 year old boy.
    • Do your child's coordination and maturity levels match those of others in the program?
    • Where intellectual and emotional maturity have been demonstrated, younger patients might be considered.
    • But I just couldn't match his muscle maturity and his back.
    Synonyms
    adulthood, full growth, majority, coming-of-age, matureness, manhood/womanhood, puberty, pubescence
    1. 1.1 The time when an insurance policy, security, etc. matures.
      (保险单、证券等)到期
      interest is not paid until maturity
      as modifier the maturity date
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For an investor who plans to hold the bond until maturity, liquidity risk is less important.
      • The mortgage loans for individuals have a maturity period of 15 years.
      • If you need cash in the interim, you do not need to hold these instruments until maturity.
      • The reason is that those trees are way, way past their optimum maturity date for harvesting.
      • The accreted principal is not paid with the coupons, but accrues and is paid at maturity.
      • In addition, terminal bonuses are usually awarded on maturity of the investment.
      • Your capital is guaranteed as long as you keep the bond until maturity date.
      • Strips are available for different maturity dates and at different rates of interest.
      • The issue has a five-year maturity period that expires on March 1, 2007.
      • Loans and fixed-income security that the company issues differ dramatically in their maturity dates.
      • The value of a bond depends on its par value, coupon and maturity date.
      • For investors wanting to cash in at maturity this could give rise to a capital gain or a capital loss.
      • If you withdraw your money from a term deposit before its maturity date, you typically lose all the interest.
      • The latest cut last month was an average 15 % reduction in maturity values.
      • If not, then the bond maturity date accelerates, and it would have to pay down the debt.
      • If you do continue with the endowment please do so on the basis that you will keep it until maturity.
      • As bills of exchange are meant to be discounted, they do not usually remain in the hands of the ostensible payee until their date of maturity.
      • If managers anticipate rising interest rates, they generally shorten the average maturity of the bonds in their funds.
      • Also bear in mind that what really matters is the maturity value of the policy.
      • You may want to buy bonds whose maturity date coincides with your future needs.
    2. 1.2count noun An insurance policy, security, etc. having a fixed maturity date.
      (保险单、证券等)到期
      some investors found a safe harbour in shorter-term maturities
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Much of this is multilateral and bilateral debt and suppliers credits with long-term maturities and favourable terms that should not be refinanced.
      • Yields were largely unchanged, with shorter maturities outperforming the long-bond.
      • But you don't want to go out too far in maturities.
      • And they must be held for a long time, maturities usually five years or longer.
      • Fixed mortgage rates continue to fall across all maturities.
      Synonyms
      ripeness, matureness, mellowness

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin maturitas, from maturus (see mature).

Rhymes

biosecurity, cybersecurity, futurity, immaturity, impurity, obscurity, purity, security, surety

Definition of maturity in US English:

maturity

noun
  • 1The state, fact, or period of being mature.

    成熟;成年

    their experience, maturity, and strong work ethic

    他们的经验、老练和强烈的职业道德。

    the delicate style of his maturity

    代表他成熟的细致风格。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Why wait twenty more births to achieve spiritual maturity when you could achieve it in two births?
    • The female mouse reaches sexual maturity at an age of 5-6 weeks.
    • The differential diagnosis for patients with hip symptoms can be grouped by skeletal maturity.
    • Other graduates may lack the maturity necessary to succeed in graduate school.
    • These are the signs not only of old age, but of maturity, experience and wisdom.
    • But I just couldn't match his muscle maturity and his back.
    • Harvest date should be determined by crop maturity, not by the calendar.
    • But besides his height his body showed the average maturity of a sixteen year old.
    • Grapes that never achieved full maturity were used in condiments and marinades.
    • Where intellectual and emotional maturity have been demonstrated, younger patients might be considered.
    • With the party's countrywide base eroding, Gandhi campaigned tirelessly and showed political maturity.
    • The speaker has the emotional maturity of a 14 year old boy.
    • Could this be a reflection of a newfound maturity in the field?
    • Heads were turned from coast to coast because of his newfound maturity and leadership.
    • Plants were grown to maturity in a greenhouse under natural conditions.
    • The germinated kernels were transferred to potting soil and grown to maturity in a greenhouse.
    • Do your child's coordination and maturity levels match those of others in the program?
    • At embryo maturity, X-ray analysis is used to distinguish filled seeds from dead, empty seeds.
    • It was almost childlike, but with a strong underlying sense of maturity and wisdom.
    • She took her mind's wisdom as a way of showing her growing maturity.
    Synonyms
    adulthood, full growth, majority, coming-of-age, matureness, manhood, womanhood, puberty, pubescence
    1. 1.1 The time when an insurance policy, security, etc. matures.
      (保险单、证券等)到期
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The reason is that those trees are way, way past their optimum maturity date for harvesting.
      • If you do continue with the endowment please do so on the basis that you will keep it until maturity.
      • The latest cut last month was an average 15 % reduction in maturity values.
      • If you withdraw your money from a term deposit before its maturity date, you typically lose all the interest.
      • If you need cash in the interim, you do not need to hold these instruments until maturity.
      • Loans and fixed-income security that the company issues differ dramatically in their maturity dates.
      • The issue has a five-year maturity period that expires on March 1, 2007.
      • Your capital is guaranteed as long as you keep the bond until maturity date.
      • As bills of exchange are meant to be discounted, they do not usually remain in the hands of the ostensible payee until their date of maturity.
      • If not, then the bond maturity date accelerates, and it would have to pay down the debt.
      • The mortgage loans for individuals have a maturity period of 15 years.
      • The accreted principal is not paid with the coupons, but accrues and is paid at maturity.
      • For an investor who plans to hold the bond until maturity, liquidity risk is less important.
      • If managers anticipate rising interest rates, they generally shorten the average maturity of the bonds in their funds.
      • For investors wanting to cash in at maturity this could give rise to a capital gain or a capital loss.
      • The value of a bond depends on its par value, coupon and maturity date.
      • In addition, terminal bonuses are usually awarded on maturity of the investment.
      • Also bear in mind that what really matters is the maturity value of the policy.
      • Strips are available for different maturity dates and at different rates of interest.
      • You may want to buy bonds whose maturity date coincides with your future needs.
    2. 1.2 An insurance policy, security, etc. having a fixed maturity date.
      (保险单、证券等)到期
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But you don't want to go out too far in maturities.
      • Much of this is multilateral and bilateral debt and suppliers credits with long-term maturities and favourable terms that should not be refinanced.
      • Fixed mortgage rates continue to fall across all maturities.
      • Yields were largely unchanged, with shorter maturities outperforming the long-bond.
      • And they must be held for a long time, maturities usually five years or longer.
      Synonyms
      ripeness, matureness, mellowness

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin maturitas, from maturus (see mature).

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