fertility

剑桥词典

fertility noun [U] (PEOPLE/ANIMALS/PLANTS)


(of animals and plants ) the quality of being able to produce young or fruit
（动植物的）生殖力
a fertility symbol 生殖力的象征
declining fertility rates 下降的生育率

例句

• He runs a fertility clinic .
• She was prescribed fertility drugs to stimulate her ovaries .
• She's a leading fertility expert .
• She began fertility treatment at the clinic three years ago.
• It is thought that environmental toxins are destroying fertility.

fertility noun [U] (LAND)


(of land ) the quality of producing a large number of good quality crops
（土地的）肥力，肥沃度
the fertility of the soil 土壤的肥力

fertility noun [U] (IMAGINATION)

literary
(of the mind or imagination ) the quality of producing a lot of unusual and interesting ideas
（头脑）奇思妙想的能力 返回 fertility