Word · Frequency #27497
stillbirth
死产；死胎
a natural loss of the products of conception
- 1.
The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.
死产；产出出生时已死亡的婴儿。
- 2.
a natural loss of the products of conception
自然流产
- 3.
The birth of a dead fetus after 20 weeks of gestation.
妊娠20周后死胎的分娩。
死产；产出出生时已死亡的婴儿。；自然流产；妊娠20周后死胎的分娩。；死产；死胎；[医] 死产
In use
The couple was devastated after the stillbirth of their first child.
She works at a hospital and often supports families who have experienced a stillbirth.
The report shows that the number of stillbirths has decreased in recent years.
have a stillbirth
have 在这里表示“经历（某次分娩结果）”，stillbirth 为可数名词，前面加 a。
She had a stillbirth at 39 weeks.
她在怀孕39周时经历了一次死产。
the risk of stillbirth
在 risk of 后用不带冠词的 stillbirth，强调发生死产的风险概念，而非某个具体事件。
High blood pressure increases the risk of stillbirth.
高血压会增加死产的风险。
the stillbirth rate
stillbirth rate 是复合名词，定语仍用单数形式，rate 前不加所有格。
Connections
Collocations
- stillbirth rate
- 死产率
- The country's stillbirth rate has dropped by 20% in the last five years.过去五年，这个国家的死产率下降了20%。
- risk of stillbirth
- 死产风险
- Obesity during pregnancy increases the risk of stillbirth.孕期肥胖会增加死产风险。
- prevent stillbirth
- 预防死产
- Regular ultrasound scans can help prevent stillbirth.定期超声检查有助于预防死产。
- cause of stillbirth
- 死产原因
- Investigators are still trying to identify the cause of stillbirth in these cases.调查人员仍在努力查明这些病例的死产原因。
Synonyms
- miscarriage
- 自然流产；流产 · 日常口语最常用；医学上常特指孕20周前的自然流产，而 stillbirth 多指孕20周后的死胎，使用时注意周数界限。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 still（静止的）与 birth（出生）联想：婴儿出生时静止无声，便是死产。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical records、obstetrics、official statistics 该词多用于医学、产科和正式统计场合，属正式用语；日常口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words birth and berth are homophones /bɜːrθ/. Mirth and girth rhyme with them (also /ɜːrθ/). In stillbirth, the ending -birth is pronounced /bɜːrθ/ too, but the stress falls on still-, so it is not a perfect rhyme with the single-syllable words. Do not confuse berth with birth; they sound the same but differ in spelling and meaning.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.