ripeness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈraɪp.nəs/ us/ˈraɪp.nəs/
（水果或粮食）成熟（的状态）
(of fruit or crops) the quality of being ready to be collected or eaten
Cooking time will vary according to the ripeness of the pears. 烹饪时间因梨的成熟度而不同。
The fruit should reach its maximum ripeness after a few days. 果实应该在几天后达到最成熟度的状态。
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- People sometimes thump a watermelon to test its ripeness.
- At end of the day, pickers sort the cherries according to their ripeness.
- Mr Kennedy had reached his greatest ripeness of thought and experience when he published this volume.
- The wine has a nutty ripeness like a mature cheese.
- The ripeness of the comedian's language deterred some audience members.
成熟
the quality of being fully developed
His intellectual powers had come very gradually to ripeness. 他的智力已经渐渐地成熟了。
He had hot-housed his game to perfect ripeness. 他已经催化完善了他的游戏。
刺鼻难闻的气味
the condition of having a very strong, usually unpleasant, smell
A large pair of boots with socks still inside had been left under one of the beds; their ripeness soured the entire room. 一张床底下还放着一双塞着袜子的大靴子。 难闻的气味使整个房间都变了味。
（语言）粗俗，下流
(of someone's language) the fact of being very rude
There are well-documented instances of the ripeness of his language to journalists. 有据可查的事例表明他回复记者时的用语是粗鄙不堪的。
See: ripe