maturation
/ˌmætjʊˈreɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action or process of maturing成熟：
sexual maturation.
性成熟。
1.1
- (of wine or other fermented drink) the process of becoming ready for drinking（酒等发酵饮料）酿熟。
1.2
- the ripening of fruit果实成熟：
pod maturation.
荚内成熟。
1.3
- Medicine the development of functional ova or sperm cells【医】卵细胞（或精子）成熟。
1.4
- the formation of pus in a boil, abscess, etc.化脓。
派生词
maturational
adjectivematurative
adjective词源
late Middle English (denoting the formation of pus)： from medieval Latin maturatio（n-）, from Latin maturare （see MATURE）.