fruition

fruition
[frʊˈɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the point at which a plan or project is realized
    (计划,方案)实现的时刻
    the plans have come to fruition rather sooner than expected.
    计划的实现提前了不少时间。
    ■[in sing.]the realization of a plan or project
    (计划、方案的)实现,完成
    new methods will come with the fruition of that research.
    随着那个研究的完成,新的方法即将产生。
  2. (poetic/literary)the state or action of producing fruit
    (诗/文)结果实(的状态)
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'enjoyment'): via Old French from late Latin fruitio(n-), from frui 'enjoy' (see fruit); the current senses (dating from the late 19th cent.) arose by association with fruit
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