natality

n. 出生率 [医] 出生率

词形变化

natalities 复数 natalities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing.

    可数 不可数 哲学

词汇关系

词源

From natal + -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”). Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt.

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