sterile

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a. 不毛的, 不孕的, 无菌的, 贫瘠的, 无效的, 枯燥的 [医] 无菌的, 消毒的; 不育的

发音

UK /ˈstɛɹaɪl/
其它
US /ˈstɛɹəl/

词形变化

more sterile 比较级 most sterile 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Unable to reproduce (or procreate).

    不孕的

    贫瘠的

    无菌的

    不生育的

  2. 2.

    Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.

    无菌的

    a sterile kitchen table

  5. 5.

    Permanently uninhabitable (as in a planet like Earth) to all life, including even microbes.

  6. 6.

    Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint.

  7. 7.

    Of weapons: foreign-made and untraceable to the United States.

    美国 政治 军事

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

infertile uninspired unimaginative aseptic unfertile uninventive

反义词 1

fertile

近义相关 8

barren antiseptic sterilized sterilised uncreative unfertilised unfertilized unimpregnated

参见 3

impotent unproductive unfruitful

相关短语

sterile neutrino sterile neutrinos sterile oat sterile oats sterile antineutrino sterile antineutrinos

词源

From Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis (“barren, futile”). See also Ancient Greek στεῖρα (steîra).

来源：wiktionary