fertility
noun [ U ] uk/fəˈtɪl.ə.ti/ us/fɚˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
(PEOPLE/ANIMALS/PLANTS)
(动植物的)生殖力
(of animals and plants) the quality of being able to produce young or fruit
a fertility symbol 生殖力的象征
declining fertility rates 下降的生育率
- More examples
- 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.
(LAND)
(土地的)肥力,肥沃度
(of land) the quality of producing a large number of good quality crops
the fertility of the soil 土壤的肥力
(IMAGINATION)
literary(头脑)奇思妙想的能力
(of the mind or imagination) the quality of producing a lot of unusual and interesting ideas