fertility

noun
🔊/fəˈtɪləti/
🔊/fərˈtɪləti/
[uncountable]
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  1. the quality in land or soil of making plants grow well 富饶;丰产;能生育性;可繁殖性;想象力丰富
    • the fertility of the soil/land土壤的肥沃;土地的丰饶
    • Improve the soil fertility by adding compost.通过添加堆肥提高土壤肥力。
    • a god of fertility丰收之神
    opposite infertility
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFertility is used before these nouns:
    • clinic
    • god
    • goddess
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  2. the ability to produce babies, young animals, fruit or new plants能生育的;可繁殖的;能结果的
    • Anxiety and stress affect fertility in both men and women.焦虑和压力会影响男人和女人的生育能力。
    • male/female fertility男性/女性生育
    • fertility treatment/drugs (= given to a person to help them have a baby)生育治疗/药物