| 释义 |
ripenessn.
1. maturity,full development,perfection成熟，充分发展，完美。
△H.VIII.5.5.19(5.4.18): “Though in hercradle,yet now promises / Upon this land a thousandthousand blessings,/ Which time shall bring to ripe-ness.”虽然尚在襁褓之中，她现在就向这片国土预告着时间将会酝酿成熟的无穷幸福。
2. maturity,readiness成熟，准备好。
△Lr.5.2.9:“Menmust endure / Their going hence even as their cominghither; / Ripeness is all.”i.e. All that matters is thatone is ready for death when it comes. (“going hence”= death；“coming hither”= birth)人的一死一生，都应该耐心忍受天命的安排：最重要的是准备成熟。 |