Word · Frequency #7675
fertile
肥沃的；富饶的
核心释义
Of land or soil, able to produce abundant crops; productive.
- 1.
(土地等)能生长丰盛作物的；多产的。
Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
- 2.
能繁殖的
capable of reproducing
- 3.
(想象力等)活跃的、多产的、丰富的。
Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.
- 4.
富有智识创造力的
intellectually productive
- 5.
能够繁殖的；多产的,结果实的。
Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful.
- 6.
多产的,尤指后代众多的
bearing in abundance especially offspring
- 7.
能发育越过卵期的。
Capable of developing past the egg stage.
- 8.
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。
Not itself fissile, but able to be converted into a fissile material by irradiation in a reactor.
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。
用法In use
The fertile soil in the valley produces abundant crops.
用法提示：fertile 作为形容词修饰 soil，表示“肥沃的”。
She has a fertile imagination, always coming up with creative ideas.
用法提示：fertile 修饰 imagination，表示“丰富的”。
After treatment, the couple learned that she was still fertile.
用法提示：fertile 作表语，表示“有生育能力的”。
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)
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
对比 sterile（贫瘠，'死'），fertile 中的'fer'像'肥'，故肥沃。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与in或with连用，表示富有某种特质或可能性
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.