Infertility
“Infertility” 是 “infertile” 的名词形式。
- 医学:指一年以上未避孕而未受孕的状态。
- 农业:土地的贫瘠程度。
- 心理/艺术:比喻想法的枯竭或产出的匮乏。
- “New treatments have helped many couples overcome infertility.” (新的治疗方法帮助许多夫妇克服了不育症。)
- “Soil infertility is a major problem for farmers in this region.” (土壤贫瘠是该地区农民面临的主要问题。)
- “The writer suffered from a period of creative infertility.” (这位作家经历了一段创作枯竭期。)
- 词根:同 infertile。in- (不) + fert (产出) + -ile (形容词) + -ity (名词后缀)。
- 前缀:in- (不)。
- 后缀:-ity (抽象名词后缀)。
在现代社会,由于压力、环境和晚婚晚育,“infertility rates” (不育率) 有所上升。这推动了辅助生殖技术(ART)的发展。在文学中,“infertility” 常被用来象征一个文明或社会的衰落与死寂。
- 形容词: infertile (不育的)
- 反义词: fertility (肥沃,多产)
记住 fertile (肥沃的) -> fertility (肥沃/生育力)。加上否定前缀 in- 即可得到“不育”或“贫瘠”。
“For years, the village struggled with the infertility of their fields. The rain never came, and the crops withered. But then, a traveling scientist taught them about crop rotation and natural fertilizers. Within two seasons, they had cured the land’s infertility and celebrated the first harvest in a decade.” (多年来,这个村庄一直饱受田地贫瘠之苦。雨水从不降临,庄稼枯萎。但后来,一位旅行科学家教给他们轮作和天然肥料。在两个季度内,他们治愈了土地的贫瘠,并庆祝了十年来的第一次丰收。)