Word · Frequency #33709
barrenness
noun
贫瘠；荒芜
the quality or state of being barren, especially of land that cannot support plant life
- 1.
The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.
贫瘠；不适宜生命存活的性质。
- 2.
the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
不孕不育
- 3.
the quality of yielding nothing of value
贫瘠无价值
不孕；不育；无价值；贫乏；贫瘠；不适宜生命存活的性质。；不孕不育；贫瘠无价值
In use
The doctor explained that her barrenness was caused by a hormonal imbalance.
After years of trying to conceive, the couple finally accepted the reality of their barrenness.
She felt a deep sadness about her barrenness, but eventually found other purposes in life.
suffer from barrenness
常用于描述女性无法生育的状态。
Many women suffer from barrenness due to medical conditions.
许多女性因医疗状况而患有不孕症。
the barrenness of [someone]
强调特定个体的不孕状态。
The barrenness of the queen caused political instability.
王后的不孕导致政治不稳定。
overcome barrenness
表示治愈或解决不孕问题。
Connections
Synonyms
- infertility
- 不孕 · 较正式，医学语境常用
- sterility
- 不育 · 强调生殖能力缺失，也可指无菌
- childlessness
- 无子女 · 强调状态，中性，非医学
- unfruitfulness
- 不生育 · 较为文学化，也用于植物
Antonyms
Confusing words
- infertility
- 不孕，不育 · 两词意思几乎相同，但 infertile 和 barren 的用法略有不同；barrenness 更强调土地或女性的贫瘠，而 infertility 是医学上更常用的术语，指不能生育。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
不可数名词；通常指女性不孕或不育的状态。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.