| 释义 |
sterile/ˈsterail/adj. 1 not able to produce crop or fruit or (of an animal) young; barren 不结果实的，不育的；贫瘠的 2 unfruitful, unproductive 无结果的；徒然的 sterile discussions 没有结果的讨论 3 free from living micro-organisms etc. 无菌的 4 lacking originality or emotive force; mentally barren 枯燥乏味的；无生气的 □ sterilely adv.□ sterility /stəˈriliti/ n.[French stérile or Latin sterilis] |