premature

.premә'tjuә

六级托福GRE Collins 2

a. born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
s. uncommonly early or before the expected time

a. 早产的, 过早的, 不成熟的
n. 早产儿, 过早发生的事物

Collins 星级

6,377

BNC 频率

6,883

使用频率

premature 由前缀 pre-（意为“提前”）和词根 mature（意为“成熟”）组成，整体意思是“未成熟的，过早的”。

例句

1. The baby was born premature, but he is doing well now.

这个婴儿出生时过早，但现在他很好。

2. It's premature to make a decision without all the facts.

在没有所有事实的情况下做决定为时尚早。

3. The company announced its product too prematurely, causing confusion among customers.

公司过早地公布了产品，导致顾客感到困惑。