Word · Frequency #29688
IVF
试管受精；体外受精
核心释义
in-vitro fertilization
abbr. 试管受精(in-vitro fertilization)
用法In use
After years of trying to get pregnant, they decided to start IVF treatment.
用法提示：IVF 是 in-vitro fertilization 的缩写，在本句作名词，指体外受精。
Her doctor explained the steps of the IVF process before she signed the consent form.
用法提示：IVF 在此作名词修饰 process，表示体外受精。
Some couples choose IVF when other fertility treatments have not worked.
用法提示：IVF 在本句作名词，指体外受精这种生育治疗方式。
undergo IVF
undergo 常表示经历或接受治疗。
She decided to undergo IVF after years of trying to conceive.
多年尝试怀孕未果后，她决定接受试管受精。
IVF treatment
IVF 可作定语修饰 treatment、clinic 等名词。
IVF treatment can be physically and emotionally demanding.
试管受精治疗对身体和情感上都可能要求很高。
a cycle of IVF
cycle 指一次完整的治疗周期。
The couple is preparing for another cycle of IVF.
这对夫妇正在为又一个试管受精周期做准备。
conceive through IVF
through 表示方式，相当于“通过……途径”。
Many people successfully conceive through IVF.
许多人通过试管受精成功怀孕。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子They decided to IVF.正确表达They decided to have IVF.
IVF 是名词（in-vitro fertilization 的缩写），不能直接用作动词；表达“做试管受精”应使用 have、undergo 等动词加 IVF，这是受中文“做试管”影响导致的词性误用。
易错句子She had a IVF treatment.正确表达She had an IVF treatment.
IVF 读作 /ˌaɪ viː ˈef/，以元音音素开头，因此前面用不定冠词 an 而不是 a。字母缩写看发音而不看书写形式。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- IVF treatment
- 试管婴儿治疗
- Many couples consider IVF treatment after years of infertility.许多夫妇在不孕多年后考虑进行试管婴儿治疗。
- IVF cycle
- 试管婴儿周期
- She is starting her second IVF cycle this month.她这个月要开始第二个试管婴儿周期。
- undergo IVF
- 接受试管婴儿治疗
- They decided to undergo IVF after exploring other options.在尝试其他方法后，他们决定接受试管婴儿治疗。
- IVF clinic
- 试管婴儿诊所
- The new IVF clinic has state-of-the-art equipment.这家新开的试管婴儿诊所拥有最先进的设备。
- IVF success rate
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
用 IVF 记 'in vitro fertilization'：vitro 是玻璃，受精发生在试管里，IVF 就是体外受精。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：生殖医学门诊、学术文献、健康科普 IVF 是 in-vitro fertilization 的缩写，多用于医学和生育相关的正式场合；日常口语中较少使用全称，但这个缩写本身比较正式，不算口语词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
IVF is pronounced /ˌaɪ viː ˈɛf/ (eye-vee-eff). The letter names eye /aɪ/, vee /viː/, and eff /ɛf/ build the initials; the final stressed /ɛf/ rhymes with chef /ʃɛf/. Ivy /ˈaɪvi/ keeps the same 'iv' spelling and sounds close to 'eye-vee', but its last vowel is /i/, not /iː/. If /ɪf/ looks like a shortened 'ivf' but has /ɪ/, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.