Word · Frequency #9681
immature
幼稚的;不成熟的;孩子气的
核心释义
behaving in a childish way; lacking emotional or intellectual maturity
- 1.
未完全形成或发育的;未成熟的
Not fully formed or developed; not grown.
- 2.
缺乏成熟特征的
characteristic of a lack of maturity
- 3.
行为幼稚的;孩子气的
Childish in behavior; juvenile.
- 4.
(尤指生物或人)处于生命或发育早期阶段的
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
- 5.
未完全发育或成熟的;未熟的
not fully developed or mature; not ripe
未成熟的;未发育完全的;未熟的;未完全形成或发育的;未成熟的;缺乏成熟特征的;行为幼稚的;孩子气的;(尤指生物或人)处于生命或发育早期阶段的
用法In use
His immature behavior at the meeting embarrassed everyone.
用法提示:表示缺乏成熟,形容行为幼稚。
The immature fruit was too sour to eat.
用法提示:表示未成熟,形容果实未熟。
The committee rejected the plan because it was too immature.
用法提示:表示不成熟,形容想法或计划未完善。
immature behavior
be immature
He is still immature emotionally.
他在情感上仍然不成熟。
immature + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- immature behavior
- 不成熟的行为
- His immature behavior in the meeting annoyed everyone.他在会议上的不成熟行为惹恼了所有人。
- immature student
- 不成熟的学生
- The immature student often forgets to do his homework.那个不成熟的学生经常忘记做作业。
- immature reaction
- 不成熟的反应
- She had an immature reaction to the criticism, crying instead of discussing it.她对批评的反应不成熟,哭了起来而不是讨论。
- immature attitude
- 不成熟的态度
- His immature attitude toward work cost him the promotion.他对工作的不成熟态度使他失去了晋升机会。
- emotionally immature
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把immature拆成im(不)和mature(成熟),记住它意思是'不成熟'。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:personal criticism、workplace feedback、developmental psychology 该词常用于描述行为或心理不成熟,在正式与非正式场合均可使用,语气取决于具体语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'mature' and 'premature' are perfect rhymes; 'maturity' and 'immaturity' share the same root but differ in syllable count; 'nature' is a spelling lookalike with a different vowel.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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