- 1早產的（嬰兒）；過早的、倉促的（決定、行動）
Premature means happening or done before the right or expected time — too early. It's most often used for a baby born premature, before it was fully ready, earlier than 9 months, but it's also used for anything done too soon, like celebrating before you've actually won, or a decision made before you have all the facts.
core核心畫面
組成pre- (before) + mature (ready, fully grown) — pre- shows up in lots of 'before' words, like 'preview' and 'prepare'.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
prematureadj/ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/
- 1
Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
- a premature birth
- premature reports of the singer's death
- 2
Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired.
- I was lost in reveries of death, and the idea of premature burial held continual possession of my brain.
- 3
informalSuffering from premature ejaculation.
prematurenoun/ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/
- 1
An infant born prematurely.
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