Word · Frequency #16097
gestation
妊娠期；怀孕期
核心释义
the period during which a baby or young animal develops inside its mother's body, about 266 days in humans
- 1.
动物或人类后代在母体内发育直至出生的时期
The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
- 2.
妊娠期
the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
- 3.
计划或想法的形成过程
The process of development of a plan or idea.
- 4.
妊娠
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
- 5.
酝酿
the conception and development of an idea or plan
动物或人类后代在母体内发育直至出生的时期；妊娠期；计划或想法的形成过程；妊娠；酝酿
用法In use
The gestation period for elephants is almost two years.
用法提示：gestation 作名词，表示怀孕期，与 period 搭配说明时长。
During gestation, the mother needs extra nutrients.
用法提示：gestation 为名词，此处作介词 during 的宾语，指怀孕期。
A healthy gestation usually lasts about nine months in humans.
用法提示：gestation 作名词，指从受孕到分娩的发育期。
during gestation
这里 gestation 是不可数名词，前面不加冠词。
The embryo develops rapidly during gestation.
胚胎在妊娠期间迅速发育。
have a gestation period of [length]
常用 have 搭配 gestation period of 来说明具体时长。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gestation period
- 妊娠期
- The average human gestation period is about 266 days.人类的平均妊娠期约为266天。
- during gestation
- 在妊娠期间
- Proper nutrition during gestation is important for the baby's development.妊娠期间适当的营养对婴儿的发育很重要。
- gestation length
- 妊娠时长
- Gestation length differs between species.不同物种的妊娠时长不同。
- full-term gestation
- 足月妊娠
- She had a full-term gestation and delivered a healthy baby.她足月妊娠，生下了一个健康的宝宝。
- early gestation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 gestation 记成 guest（客人）+ ation：胎儿是妈妈肚子里住约 266 天的客人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学或生物学语境、正式书面语及报告、比喻：想法或计划的酝酿期 gestation 通常指胚胎在母体内发育的时期，即怀孕期，多见于医学、生物学等正式场合；日常口语更常说 pregnancy。也可用于书面表达，比喻想法、计划等的酝酿阶段。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有重读的 /eɪʃən/，与 gestation（/dʒɛˈsteɪʃən/）押韵。注意拼写相近的 digestion（/daɪˈdʒɛstʃən/）和 gesture（/ˈdʒɛstʃər/）读音不同，不要按 -ation 来读。
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