fertility

fertility — 名詞

1. the natural ability of a living thing — whether animal or plant — to give rise t

1.名詞B2
釋義

生殖力

動植物繁殖後代的能力

the natural ability of a living thing — whether animal or plant — to give rise to new life, such as offspring, fruit, or seeds.

例句

Lucía and her husband visited the clinic to discuss fertility treatment options.

Lucía 和先生到診所諮詢生育治療的選擇。

collocation: fertility treatment

The fertility of the rabbit population on the island surprised the research team.

島上兔子族群的生殖力讓研究團隊大感意外。

同義詞
  • fecundity

    more formal and technical; emphasises the actual rate of reproduction rather than the mere capacity

  • fruitfulness

    warmer and more positive; used for plants and metaphorically

反義詞
  • infertility

    the most common antonym, used in medical and biological contexts

  • sterility

    stronger and more absolute; suggests a complete inability to reproduce

文法句型

fertility + noun

the fertility of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently uncountable; rarely used in the plural except in specialised statistical writing (e.g., comparing the fertilities of different species). Common in medical collocations such as fertility clinic, fertility drug, and fertility test.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor checked her fertile.
✅The doctor checked her fertility.
💡'fertile' is an adjective; the noun form 'fertility' is needed here.

2. the condition of soil or land that allows it to support strong, healthy plant gr

2.名詞B2
釋義

肥沃

土壤能生產優良作物的特性

the condition of soil or land that allows it to support strong, healthy plant growth and produce crops in large amounts.

例句

The fertility of the valley's soil produced the largest vegetables in the region.

河谷土壤的肥沃度讓當地種出了全區最大的蔬菜。

collocation: fertility of the soil / land

After years of careful farming, the fertility of the farmland was fully restored.

經過多年的細心耕作，那塊農田的肥沃度終於完全恢復。

同義詞
  • richness

    less technical and broader in application; can also describe flavour or colour

  • productivity

    focuses on the actual crop output rather than the inherent quality of the soil

反義詞

文法句型

the fertility of + noun phrase (land/soil)

用法筆記

Primarily describes natural or agricultural soil quality. Not used for artificial growing media such as potting compost or hydroponic solutions. Often contrasted with soil degradation or erosion.

常見錯誤

❌The fertilizer improved the fertile of the field.
✅The fertilizer improved the fertility of the field.
💡'fertile' is an adjective; the noun 'fertility' is required after 'the' and a preposition.

3. the ability of a person's mind or imagination to generate many original, unusual

3.名詞C1
釋義

創造力

頭腦產生豐富創意想法的能力

the ability of a person's mind or imagination to generate many original, unusual, or interesting ideas, especially in creative or intellectual work.

例句

The fertility of Tuan's imagination led to the gallery's most unusual paintings.

Tuan 豐富的想像力造就了藝廊中最獨特的畫作。

pattern: fertility of [possessive] mind/imagination

A writer's fertility of ideas often depends on how many different experiences they have gathered.

作家的創意泉源往往來自他們累積了多少不同的生命經驗。

同義詞
  • creativity

    broader and more everyday; the standard term for original thinking

  • inventiveness

    emphasises the production of novel solutions or devices

反義詞
  • barrenness

    used metaphorically for a lack of ideas or imagination

文法句型

the fertility of + [mind / imagination / invention]

用法筆記

Almost always appears in the pattern the fertility of [mind / imagination / thought / invention]. Rarely used in everyday conversation; more common in formal or literary writing. For casual contexts, creativity or inventiveness is more natural.

常見錯誤

❌His fertility of ideas made him a good manager.
✅His creativity made him a good manager.
💡'fertility' in this abstract sense is formal and literary; 'creativity' is the more natural choice in business contexts.