fertile

fertile
[ˈfəːtʌɪl]
adjective
  1. (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops
    （土壤，土地）肥沃的，多产的
    areas of fertile, sandy ground.
    肥沃的沙质土地区。
    ■(of a seed or egg) capable of becoming a new individual
    （种子）能生长的；（卵）能孵化的
    ■(of a person, animal, or plant) able to conceive young or produce seed
    （人、动植物）能受孕的；能生育的，有繁殖力的
    Karen carefully calculated the period when she was most fertile.
    卡伦仔细地计算了自己的最佳受孕期。
    ■(of a person's mind or imagination) producing many new and inventive ideas with ease
    （思想，想像）丰富的，有创造力的
    ■( of a situation or subject) being fruitful and productive in generating new ideas
    （情况，问题）能启迪新思想的；发人深思的
    a series of fertile debates within the social sciences.
    社会科学界一系列颇有创见的辩论。
    ■(Physics)(of nuclear material) able to become fissile by the capture of neutrons
    (物理)（核材料）可裂变的，增殖性的
派生
fertility
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: via French from Latin fertilis, from ferre 'to bear'
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