(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。

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。

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。

(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。