prolific
UK/prәu'lifik/US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Producing a great deal of work or output.
多产的；成果丰富的。
adj.
Producing many offspring or much growth.
（动植物）多产的；繁殖力强的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedprol- (from Latin proles, 'offspring') + fic (weakened fac, 'make') = 'offspring-making.' Originally about producing abundant young or crops; the metaphor extended to people who 'produce' a lot of work — a prolific author makes books the way a fertile plant makes seeds.
Root fac still carries 273 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.prolific writer多产作家
- 2.prolific author多产作者
- 3.prolific scorer高产射手
- 4.prolific career硕果累累的生涯
- 5.highly prolific极其多产
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was a prolific writer who published forty novels.
- 2.
The striker has been remarkably prolific this season.