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。
不育的;不能生育的
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
unable to reproduce or have children
无法繁殖的
Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
简洁的;缺乏情感的(说话方式)
Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
无成果的,无启发性的
Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.
无菌的;无活微生物的
Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
永久无法居住的(如行星)
Permanently uninhabitable (as in a planet like Earth) to all life, including even microbes.
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.
Before the injection, the nurse wiped my arm with a sterile pad.
注射前,护士用无菌棉片擦拭我的手臂。
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.
实验室技术员把样本放进无菌容器以避免污染。
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.
所有手术器械在使用前都必须保持无菌。
用法提示:sterile 是形容词,作表语,表示“无菌的”。
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。
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。
表示缺乏新意或效果,常修饰抽象名词。
The debate became sterile and repetitive.
这场辩论变得枯燥且重复。
比sterile更正式,主要用于医疗环境。
强调无法繁殖,可用于人或土地。
通常指土地缺乏肥力,也可指不能生育。
指想法或作品缺乏新颖性。
grammar · medium
易错句子The doctor must sterile the instruments before surgery.
正确表达The doctor must sterilize the instruments before surgery.
Sterile 是形容词,不能直接作动词;表示‘消毒’必须用动词 sterilize。
grammar · medium
易错句子The operating room is sterile of bacteria.
正确表达The operating room is sterile.
Sterile 已包含‘无菌’之意,后接 of bacteria 属于多余;直接用 sterile 即可表示无菌状态。
针对‘贫瘠的/不育的’含义的反义词
infertile 专指生物无法繁殖或土地不肥沃,而 sterile 还表示无菌或缺乏创新。
barren 常指土地贫瘠或无植被生长,而 sterile 更通用,可指无生育能力、无菌或缺乏创意。
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。
不孕妇女
The sterile woman was unable to conceive a child.
这位不孕妇女无法怀孕。
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。
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。
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。
无菌技术
Nurses are trained in sterile technique to prevent infections.
护士接受无菌技术培训以防止感染。
ster- (根: 不生育) + -ile (后缀: 能...的)
ster- (根: 不生育) + -il- (连接) + -ize (后缀: 使...)
ster- (根: 不生育) + -il- (连接) + -ity (后缀: 性质)
无菌环境通常在医院手术室等场所
手术需要无菌条件
实验室操作常要求无菌
贫瘠土壤与sterile的'贫瘠'义相关
沙漠土地贫瘠,与sterile的'不毛'义相关
无果的争论
The meeting turned into a sterile debate with no decisions made.
会议变成了一场毫无结果的辩论,没有做出任何决定。
枯燥乏味的环境(缺乏创意或活力)
He found the corporate office a sterile environment for creativity.
他觉得公司办公室对创造力来说是个枯燥乏味的环境。
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