pregnant
/ˈpregnənt/adjective
1
- (of a woman or female animal) having a child or young developing in the uterus怀孕的, 妊娠的：
a pregnant woman
孕妇
she was heavily pregnant with her second child.
她沉甸甸地怀着第二胎。
1.1
- having been in such a condition for a specified time怀孕一段时间的：
she was six months pregnant.
她已怀孕六个月。
2
- full of meaning; significant or suggestive含义深远的; 意义重大的; 意味深长的：
a pregnant pause
一次意味深长的停顿
a development pregnant with implications.
具有深远意义的事态发展。
派生词
pregnantly
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Latin praegnant-, probably from prae 'before'+the base of gnasci 'be born'.