fertile
/ˈfɜːtaɪl/adjective
1- (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops（土壤, 土地）肥沃的, 多产的：
areas of fertile, sandy ground.
肥沃的沙质地地区。
1.1
- (of a seed or egg) capable of becoming a new individual（种子或卵）能育的。
1.2
- (of a person, animal, or plant) able to conceive young or produce seed（人、动物或植物）能生育的, 可繁殖的：
Karen carefully calculated the period when she was most fertile.
卡伦仔细地计算了自己的最佳受孕期。
1.3
- (of a person's mind or imagination) producing many new and inventive ideas with ease（人的头脑或想像力）丰富的, 富于创新的。
1.4
- (of a situation or subject) being fruitful and productive in generating new ideas（情况, 问题）富有新思想的; 发人深思的：
a series of fertile debates within the social sciences.
社会科学领域内一系列富有创见的辩论。
1.5
- Physics (of nuclear material) able to become fissile by the capture of neutrons【物理】（核材料）能产生裂变物质的, 增殖性的。
派生词
fertility
noun词源
late Middle English: via French from Latin fertilis, from ferre 'to bear'.