antenatal + noun
antenatal 是形容词,常用作定语修饰名词,如 antenatal care(产前保健)、antenatal clinic(产前诊所)。
She attended antenatal classes during her pregnancy.
她在怀孕期间参加了产前课程。
出生前的;产前的
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出生前的;产前的
occurring or existing before birth
She attended antenatal classes during her pregnancy.
她在怀孕期间参加了产前课程。
产前的;出生前的。
Occurring or existing before birth.
发生在出生前
occurring or existing before birth
She attends antenatal classes every Tuesday to prepare for the baby's arrival.
她每周二参加产前课程,为宝宝的出生做准备。
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The doctor scheduled her first antenatal checkup for next month.
医生把她的第一次产前检查安排在下个月。
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Good antenatal care helps keep both mother and baby healthy.
良好的产前护理有助于保持母婴健康。
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antenatal care
产前护理。
WordNet
antenatal 是形容词,常用作定语修饰名词,如 antenatal care(产前保健)、antenatal clinic(产前诊所)。
She attended antenatal classes during her pregnancy.
她在怀孕期间参加了产前课程。
Not this
Some people hold antenatal views, arguing that humans should not reproduce.
Use this
Some people hold antinatal views, arguing that humans should not reproduce.
不要将 antenatal 与 antinatal 混淆:antenatal 意为“出生前的”(前缀 ante- 表示“在……之前”),而 antinatal 意为“反对生育的”(前缀 anti- 表示“反对”)。句中要表达的是“反生育”的观念,所以必须用 antinatal。
Not this
She went to the hospital for her antenatal.
Use this
She went to the hospital for her antenatal check-up.
antenatal 是形容词,不能单独作名词表示“产前检查”。中文“产前检查”是名词短语,但英语需要在 antenatal 后加上被修饰的名词(如 check-up、appointment 等),构成“产前检查/预约”。改为 antenatal check-up 就符合英语的形容词用法。
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产前保健
All pregnant women should receive regular antenatal care.
所有孕妇都应接受定期的产前保健。
产前检查诊所
She had a check-up at the antenatal clinic.
她在产前检查诊所做了一次检查。
产前课程
We met other parents-to-be at the antenatal classes.
我们在产前课程上认识了其他准父母。
产前筛查
Antenatal screening can detect some genetic conditions early.
产前筛查可以及早发现某些遗传性疾病。
产前检查预约
I have an antenatal appointment tomorrow at nine.
我明天九点有一个产前检查预约。
产前抑郁
Antenatal depression is less discussed than postnatal depression.
产前抑郁比产后抑郁讨论得少。
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把ante想成“在前的”(如antebellum战前),natal想成“出生”,合起来就是“出生前的、产前的”。
语域:formal 常见场景:医学、产科护理 antenatal 通常出现在医学或产科语境中,比较正式;日常口语中较少用,多写作 before birth 或 prenatal。
这些词与 antenatal 的末尾重读音节 /neɪtəl/ 押韵:natal、prenatal、neonatal、perinatal、fatal。注意拼写相似的 antenna /ænˈtenə/ 和 antique /ænˈtiːk/ 发音不同,不押韵。
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