premature

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/|/ˈpɹɛ.mə.tjə/    美 /ˌpɹi.məˈtʊɹ/|/ˌpɹi.məˈt͡ʃʊɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An infant born prematurely.
形容词 adj.
  1. Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
    — a premature birth
  2. Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired.
    — I was lost in reveries of death, and the idea of premature burial held continual possession of my brain.
  3. Suffering from premature ejaculation. informal

词形变化

more premature comparative most premature superlative præmature alternative,archaic prematures plural præmature alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
anticipatory early forward hasty precipitate precocious premature prevenient previous unseasonable untimely
反义词
nonpremature overdue punctual
下位词
rathe
衍生词
nonpremature preemie premature antifascist premature birth premature ejaculation premature ejaculator prematurely prematureness premature optimisation premature optimization prematurity unpremature
相关词
unexpected unprepared prompt prematurely

词源

词源 1
From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a translation of Palladius's De Re Rustica.
词源 2
From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a translation of Palladius's De Re Rustica.
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