Word · Frequency #9882
sterile
不育的；不能生育的
核心释义
unable to reproduce or have children
- 1.
无法繁殖的
Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
- 2.
简洁的；缺乏情感的(说话方式)
Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
- 3.
无成果的,无启发性的
Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.
- 4.
无菌的；无活微生物的
Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
- 5.
永久无法居住的(如行星)
Permanently uninhabitable (as in a planet like Earth) to all life, including even microbes.
- 6.
无危险物品的(如机场安全区)
Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint.
无菌的；消过毒的；无成效的；徒劳的；缺乏情感的；干巴巴的；无生命迹象的；不适合生命存在的；已安检的；无危险物品的
用法In use
Before the injection, the nurse wiped my arm with a sterile pad.
用法提示：sterile 是形容词，作定语修饰 pad，表示“无菌的”。
The lab technician placed the samples in sterile containers to avoid contamination.
用法提示：sterile 是形容词，作定语修饰 containers，表示“无菌的”。
All surgical instruments must be kept sterile until they are used.
用法提示：sterile 是形容词，作表语，表示“无菌的”。
sterile + noun
常用于医疗语境，表示无菌的。
Surgical instruments must be kept in a sterile environment.
手术器械必须保存在无菌环境中。
subject + be + sterile
表示不能生育，可用于人或动物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sterile environment
- 无菌环境
- The operation must be performed in a sterile environment.手术必须在无菌环境下进行。
- sterile woman
- 不孕妇女
- The sterile woman was unable to conceive a child.这位不孕妇女无法怀孕。
- sterile soil
- 贫瘠的土壤
- Nothing grows well in this sterile soil.在这片贫瘠的土壤里，什么也长不好。
- sterile debate
- 枯燥的辩论
- The meeting turned into a sterile debate with no conclusions.会议变成了一场毫无结论的枯燥辩论。
- sterile argument
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'死太弱'，土地贫瘠无菌，毫无生机。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医疗、生物学、文学 该词在不同领域含义不同，医疗领域指无菌，生物学指不育，文学中指缺乏创意，通常为正式或中性语体。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于描述无菌、不育或贫瘠状态，也比喻缺乏新意或创造力。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with sterile, sharing the /-aɪl/ ending.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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