infertile
US /ɪnˈfɝː.t̬əl/
UK /ɪnˈfɜː.taɪl/
形容詞
1.
不育的, 不孕的
unable to produce offspring or to reproduce
範例:
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The couple was heartbroken to learn they were infertile.
這對夫婦得知他們不育後心碎了。
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Some medical conditions can make a person infertile.
某些疾病會使人不育。
2.
貧瘠的, 不毛的
lacking the ability to produce vegetation or crops
範例:
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The prolonged drought left the land infertile.
長期乾旱使土地變得貧瘠。
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Farmers struggled to grow anything in the infertile soil.
農民們在貧瘠的土壤中努力種植作物。