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.
雙語例句
1. Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans.
交通事故仍然是造成美國人過早死亡的頭號(hào)因素。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Premature birth is the main cause of perinatal mortality.
早產(chǎn)是臨產(chǎn)死亡的主要原因。
來自柯林斯例句
3. It is premature to speculate about the resumption of negotiations.
現(xiàn)在猜測(cè)談判是否會(huì)重新開始還為時(shí)過早。
來自柯林斯例句
4. I think it's premature for restaurants to come out with that advice.
我認(rèn)為餐館提出那樣的建議太草率了。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Even very young premature babies respond to their mother's presence.