中文词源
premature 早熟的
pre-,在前，早于，mature,成熟的。
英语词源
- premature (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Latin praematurus "early ripe" (as fruit), "too early, untimely," from prae "before" (see pre-) + maturus "ripe, timely" (see mature (v.)). Related: Prematurely; prematurity; prematuration. Premature ejaculation is attested from 1848; Latin euphemism ejaculatio praecox dates to 1891 in English but was used earlier in German and appears to have been, at first at least, the psychologist's term for it.
权威例句
- 1. Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans.
- 交通事故仍然是造成美国人过早死亡的头号因素。
- 2. Premature birth is the main cause of perinatal mortality.
- 早产是临产死亡的主要原因。
- 3. It is premature to speculate about the resumption of negotiations.
- 现在猜测谈判是否会重新开始还为时过早。
- 4. I think it's premature for restaurants to come out with that advice.
- 我认为餐馆提出那样的建议太草率了。
- 5. Even very young premature babies respond to their mother's presence.
- 即使是很小的早产儿也会对母亲的出现做出反应。