名詞 maturation:

1. coming to full development; becoming mature
   同義詞：ripening, maturement
2. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
   同義詞：growth, growing, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
3. (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
   同義詞：festering, suppuration

1. Cessation of normal growth, especially of an organ or other body part, prior to full development or maturation.
   敗育中止正常成長(zhǎng)，尤其是在一器官或身體其他部分完全發(fā)育或成熟以前

mat.u.ra.tion

n.（名詞）
The process of becoming mature.
成熟的過(guò)程
Production or discharge of pus.
膿的產(chǎn)生和排放
Biology
【生物學(xué)】
The processes by which gametes are formed, including the reduction of chromosomes in a germ cell from the diploid number to the haploid number by meiosis.
結(jié)合的過(guò)程：配子形成過(guò)程，包括生殖細(xì)胞因成熟分裂造成其內(nèi)鉻酸由二倍體數(shù)減少到單倍體數(shù)的過(guò)程
The final differentiation processes in biological systems, such as the final ripening of a seed or the attainment of full functional capacity by a cell, a tissue, or an organ.
最后分化的過(guò)程：生物系統(tǒng)的最后變異過(guò)程，例如種子成熟或細(xì)胞、組織、 器官功能達(dá)到完善

【引伸】
mat.ura.tional
adj.（形容詞）