infertile
英 [ɪn'fɜːtaɪl]美[ɪn'fɝtl]
- adj. 不肥沃的;不毛的;不结果实的;不能生殖的
词态变化
名词: infertility;
中文词源
infertile 不育的
in-,不,非,fertile,生育的。
英文词源
- infertile (adj.)
- 1590s, from French infertile (late 15c.), from Late Latin infertilis "unfruitful," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + fertilis (see fertile).
双语例句
- 1. The polluted waste is often dumped, making the surrounding land infertile.
- 被污染的废物经常被随意倒掉,周边土地因此而变得很贫瘠。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The soil proved too infertile to sustain real pasture or arable crops.
- 这土壤被证明太贫瘠,不能真正用作放牧或种植作物.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Infertile women have a somewhat higher risk of developing breast cancer.
- 不育妇女患乳癌的倾向性较高.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Plants can't grow well in the infertile land.
- 在贫瘠的土地上庄稼长不好.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Utilization of the land which leaves it in an infertile condition is considered pollution.
- 把土地使用到非常贫瘠的程度被认为是一种污染.
来自辞典例句