考研英语高频词汇
maturity /məˈtʃʊrəti/
n. 成熟
<历年真题考查频次:4次>
真题复现1:There are about 105 males born for every 100 females, but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among 70-year-olds there are twice as many women as men. (2000年text2P1)
真题翻译:大约每100名女性出生105名男性,但这一比例在成年后降至接近平衡,在70岁的人群中,女性的数量是男性的两倍。
真题复现2:The period of adolescence, i.e., the period between childhood and adulthood, may be long or short, depending on social expectations and on society’s definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood.(1991年text2P1)
真题翻译:青少年时期,即童年和成年之间的时期,可能是长或短,这取决于社会期望和社会对什么是成熟和成年的定义。