abortive

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a. 流产的, 堕胎的, 失败的 [医] 流产的; 顿挫的

发音

US /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/
UK /əˈbɔː.tɪv/

词形变化

abortives 复数 abortives abortived abortives 三单 abortiving abortiving 现在分词 abortived 过去式 abortived 过去分词 more abortive 比较级 most abortive 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A medicine or treatment acting to halt or slow the progress of a disease.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    A fruitless effort.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.

    废旧 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Causing abortion; abortifacient.

    罕用 医学
  2. 2.

    Having a short and mild progression, without pronounced symptoms.

    医学
  3. 3.

    Made from the skin of a still-born animal.

    abortive vellum

  4. 4.

    Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.

    废旧

    an abortive child

  5. 5.

    Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .

    an abortive attempt

  6. 6.

    Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.

    生物

    an abortive organ

    an abortive stamen

    an abortive ovule

  7. 7.

    Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).

    医学

    abortive treatment of typhoid fever

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

unsuccessful stillborn

近义相关 1

unfruitful

词源

First attested in 1382, with the meaning "causing stillbirth or miscarriage". From Middle English abortif, from Old French abortif, from Latin abortīvus (“causing abortion”), from aborior (“miscarry, disappear”), from ab (“amiss”) + orior (“appear, be born, arise”).

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