through surrogacy
They had a child through surrogacy.
他们通过代孕有了孩子。
代孕；代孕行为
the practice of being a surrogate mother; carrying and giving birth to a child for another person or couple
代孕；代孕行为
The practice of being a surrogate mother.
Many couples consider surrogacy when they cannot have children themselves.
许多夫妇在自己无法生育时会考虑代孕。
用法提示：surrogacy 是名词，表示“代孕”这一做法。
The law on surrogacy differs from country to country.
关于代孕的法律因国家而异。
用法提示：surrogacy 作名词，指代孕行为。
They decided to pursue surrogacy with the help of a specialized agency.
他们决定在专业机构的帮助下进行代孕。
用法提示：surrogacy 是名词，这里作 pursue 的宾语。
They had a child through surrogacy.
他们通过代孕有了孩子。
Surrogacy is controversial in many societies.
代孕在许多社会具有争议性。
The couple considered surrogacy after infertility issues.
这对夫妇在不孕问题后考虑了代孕。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many surrogacies are legal.
正确表达Many surrogacy arrangements are legal.
Surrogacy 通常为不可数名词，不能加复数词尾 -ies。表示多个“代孕安排”时应使用 surrogacy arrangements 或 cases of surrogacy。
grammar · medium
易错句子She surrogacied for her sister.
正确表达She underwent surrogacy for her sister.
Surrogacy 是名词，不能直接用作动词。表达“担任代孕者”或“进行代孕”时，应使用 undergo surrogacy 或 serve as a surrogate。
surrogate 指担任代孕的人或替代物（名词），而 surrogacy 指代孕这一行为或实践（名词）。
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