early 15c., from Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitatem (nominative fertilitas) "fruitfulness, fertility," from fertilis "fruitful, productive" (see fertile).
雙語例句
1. The fertility of women who smoke is half that of non-smoking women.
吸煙女士的生育能力是不吸煙女士的一半。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A green manure is a crop grown mainly to improve soil fertility.
種植綠肥作物主要是為使土壤更加肥沃.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. She is taking drugs to increase her fertility.
她為了增強她的生殖能力而在服藥.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Doctors will tell you that pregnancy is the only sure test for fertility.
醫(yī)生會告訴你懷孕是檢測生育能力的唯一可靠方法。
來自柯林斯例句
5. One study showed that even as few as ten cigarettes a day can damage fertility.