Word · Frequency #9882
sterile
不育的；不能生育的
unable to reproduce or have children
- 1.
Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
无法繁殖的
- 2.
Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
简洁的；缺乏情感的(说话方式)
- 3.
Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.
无成果的,无启发性的
- 4.
Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
无菌的；无活微生物的
- 5.
Permanently uninhabitable (as in a planet like Earth) to all life, including even microbes.
永久无法居住的(如行星)
- 6.
Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint.
无危险物品的(如机场安全区)
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
In use
Before the injection, the nurse wiped my arm with a sterile pad.
The lab technician placed the samples in sterile containers to avoid contamination.
All surgical instruments must be kept sterile until they are used.
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。
The male cat was sterile due to a genetic defect.
这只公猫因遗传缺陷而不育。
become + sterile
表示缺乏新意或效果，常修饰抽象名词。
Connections
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
- 无效的论证
- His sterile argument failed to persuade anyone.他无效的论证没能说服任何人。
- sterile technique
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'死太弱'，土地贫瘠无菌，毫无生机。
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。
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with sterile, sharing the /-aɪl/ ending.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.