premature
/ˌpreməˈtjʊə(r)/adjective
1- occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early比正常时间早的; 提早的, 过早的:
the sun can cause premature ageing
阳光能导致未老先衰
with infinitive it would be premature to do so at this stage在现阶段这样做恐怕为时过早。
1.1
- (of a baby) born before the end of the full term of gestation, especially three or more weeks before(婴儿)(尤指提前三周以上)早产的, 早产儿的。
派生词
prematurely
adverb少白头。
prematurity
noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'ripe, mature'): from Latin praematurus 'very early', from prae 'before'+maturus 'ripe'.