ster·ile /ˈstɛrəl, ||ˌaɪl/
(a.)不毛的,不孕的,無菌的,貧瘠的,無效的,枯燥的
ster·ile =/ˈstɛrəl, <ɪ>ʧɪɛflj ɑrɪtɪʃɪ> ˌaɪl/= 形容詞
無菌的,不育的,消毒的
Ster·ile a.
1. Producing little or no crop; barren; unfruitful; unproductive; not fertile; as, sterile land; a sterile desert; a sterile year.
2. Biol. (a) Incapable of reproduction; unfitted for reproduction of offspring; not able to germinate or bear fruit; unfruitful; as, a sterile flower, which bears only stamens. (b) Free from reproductive spores or germs; as, a sterile fluid.
3. Fig.: Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment; as, a sterile production or author.
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sterile
adj 1: incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" [syn: unfertile,
infertile] [ant: fertile]
2: free of or using methods to keep free of pathological
microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic
surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques" [syn:
aseptic]
3: deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of
invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality";
"unimaginative development of a musical theme";
"uninspired writing" [syn: unimaginative, uninspired,
uninventive]