Word · Frequency #7675
fertile
肥沃的；富饶的
Of land or soil, able to produce abundant crops; productive.
- 1.
Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
(土地等)能生长丰盛作物的；多产的。
- 2.
capable of reproducing
能繁殖的
- 3.
Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.
(想象力等)活跃的、多产的、丰富的。
- 4.
intellectually productive
富有智识创造力的
- 5.
Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful.
能够繁殖的；多产的,结果实的。
- 6.
bearing in abundance especially offspring
多产的,尤指后代众多的
- 7.
Capable of developing past the egg stage.
能发育越过卵期的。
- 8.
Not itself fissile, but able to be converted into a fissile material by irradiation in a reactor.
本身不可裂变,但能在反应堆中经辐照转变为可裂变物质的。
能繁殖的；可生育的；多产的；富有创造力的；想象力丰富的；可发育的；可增殖的；(土地等)能生长丰盛作物的；多产的。
In use
The fertile soil in the valley produces abundant crops.
She has a fertile imagination, always coming up with creative ideas.
After treatment, the couple learned that she was still fertile.
fertile + noun (physical fertility)
The farmer bought fertile land to grow crops.
农民买了肥沃的土地来种植庄稼。
fertile + noun (metaphorical creativity)
She has a fertile imagination that inspires her writing.
她拥有丰富的想象力，激发了她的写作。
fertile ground for sth
Connections
Collocations
- fertile soil
- 肥沃的土壤
- The farmer planted crops in the fertile soil.农民在肥沃的土壤里种下了庄稼。
- fertile ground
- 肥沃的土地；有利的环境
- This region is fertile ground for new businesses.这个地区是新企业的沃土。
- fertile imagination
- 丰富的想象力
- The author has a fertile imagination for fantasy stories.这位作者对奇幻故事有着丰富的想象力。
- fertile mind
- 富有创造力的头脑
- A fertile mind can always come up with new ideas.富有创造力的头脑总能想出新点子。
- fertile period
- 易受孕期
- She tracked her fertile period to increase the chance of pregnancy.她记录自己的易受孕期以提高怀孕几率。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
对比 sterile（贫瘠，'死'），fertile 中的'fer'像'肥'，故肥沃。
Context & Register
该词在农业、生物学和创造力等多个领域通用，通常为中性，但根据搭配不同（如fertile soil vs fertile imagination）场景有明显差异，日常及学术场合均适用。
Grammar Note
常与in或with连用，表示富有某种特质或可能性
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with fertile (ending in /ɜːrtl/): turtle, hurtle, myrtle. Note that words like hostile, reptile, textile end in different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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