Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22675
sterility
不孕不育
the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman, the inability to conceive; in a man, the inability to impregnate
- 1.
The state or quality of being sterile.
无菌；不育；贫瘠的状态或性质。
- 2.
(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
(非生物物体)无病原体的状态
- 3.
the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
无法生育的状态；女性无法怀孕,男性无法使女性怀孕
无菌状态；无菌状态；不育状态；无菌；不育；贫瘠的状态或性质。；(非生物物体)无病原体的状态；无法生育的状态；女性无法怀孕,男性无法使女性怀孕
In use
The surgical instruments are kept in sterile packaging to guarantee sterility during the operation.
The doctor explained that the couple's sterility was caused by a hormonal imbalance.
After years of tests, the clinic finally confirmed the sterility of the male patient.
sterility of [noun]
The sterility of the surgical instruments is crucial.
手术器械的无菌至关重要。
maintain sterility
The lab maintains sterility at all times.
实验室始终保持无菌。
sterility in [context]
Connections
Collocations
- sterility test
- 无菌检查
- The solution must pass a sterility test before it can be used in patients.该溶液必须先通过无菌检查，才能用于患者。
- sterility assurance
- 无菌保证
- Sterility assurance depends on the sterilization process being properly validated.无菌保证取决于灭菌过程是否经过正确验证。
- male sterility
- 男性不育
- Male sterility may result from low sperm count or poor sperm motility.男性不育可能由精子数量少或精子活力差导致。
- female sterility
- 女性不孕
- Female sterility can be caused by blocked fallopian tubes.女性不孕可能是由输卵管堵塞造成的。
- permanent sterility
- 永久性不育
- Radiation exposure can lead to permanent sterility.接触放射线可能导致永久性不育。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象手术室：所有器械必须 sterile（无菌），而无法生育同样是 sterility（不育）——都是一种‘没有生机’的状态。记住 steril- 开头就是‘无菌/不育’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：生殖医学、医院感染控制、实验室操作规范 该词通常用于正式或专业书面语境，常见于医学、生物学和实验室技术材料。在生殖医学中多指“不孕/不育”，在医院感染控制或实验室语境中则多指“无菌状态”。日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
不可数名词；常用'sterility of ...'表示'...的无菌状态'
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 sterility 押韵的有：fertility、ability、mobility、sensibility、utility，它们都以 -ility 结尾，重读元音为 /ɪ/，后面是 /l/ 加非重读的 /əti/（美式英语常读 /ɪti/）。注意 hospitality 拼写相似，但以 -ality 结尾，重读在 /ˈtæl/，读音与 sterility 并不相同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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