fertility
UK/fə'tɪlɪtɪ/US/fә'tiliti/
B1
Definitions
n.
The ability to produce offspring or crops; the quality of being fertile.
生育能力；多产；肥沃
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfertilecarry, bear, bring
+
-itystate, quality, condition
=fertility
fertile + -ity = the abstract state of being fertile.
Common Collocations
- 1.fertility rate生育率
- 2.soil fertility土壤肥力
- 3.fertility treatment生育治疗
Example Sentences
- 1.
Soil fertility has declined in many farming regions.