stillborn

FREQ #35719

a. 生下来已死的, 死产的 [医] 死产的

发音

其它 /ˈstɪlbɔː(ɹ)n/

词形变化

stillborns 复数 stillborns

别名

still-born

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A baby that is born dead.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Dead at birth.

    死胎的

    死产的

    1978, Holy Bible (New International Version), Job 3:16, Or why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?

  2. 2.

    Ignored, without influence, or unsuccessful from the outset; abortive.

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词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

unsuccessful abortive

近义相关 2

dead unfruitful

词源

From English still + born. First attested in 1597.

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