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fertility

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Soil, Birth, Biology
fer·til·i·ty /fɜːˈtɪləti $ fɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  1. TASthe ability of the land or soil to produce good crops 肥沃;肥力2. MBthe ability of a person, animal, or plant to produce babies, young animals, or seeds 生育能力,繁殖力 OPP infertility
Examples from the Corpus
fertilityWe also have contraception and fertility technology.Researchers at fertility clinics say that they are already besieged by requests to clone.The relationship between fertility rates and mortality rates has created a population structure which has varied substantially during the period in question.Throughout the nineteenth century fertility in Britain remained high.Utah has the highest fertility rate in the country, and the biggest and youngest households.The 56-year-old Northamptonshire woman received fertility treatment using donor eggs and her husband's sperm.Biology even promised to control world fertility with the Pill.
fer·til·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
soil ability good or of Corpus the produce the to land crops


fertility
fertility /fɜːˈtɪləti, fɜːˈtɪlɪti $ fɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
1. the ability of the land or soil to produce good crops
2. the ability of a person, animal, or plant to produce babies, young animals, or seeds
   OPP  infertility


fer·til·ityBrE /fəˈtɪləti/ 🔊NAmE /fərˈtɪləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the state of being fertile 富饶;丰产;能生育性;可繁殖性;想象力丰富the fertility of the soil/land土壤的肥沃;土地的丰饶a god of fertility丰收之神fertility treatment (= medical help given to a person to help them have a baby) 不孕症治疗 OPP infertility