abortive
- IPA[əˈbɔːtɪv]
英式
- failing to produce the intended result;(of a virus infection) failing to produce symptoms.
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. failing to produce the intended result the rebel officers who led the abortive coup were shot
- 2. (of a virus infection) failing to produce symptoms.
- ▪ dated (of an organ or organism) rudimentary; arrested in development abortive medusae
- 3. rare causing or resulting in abortion abortive techniques
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- IPA[əˈbôrdiv]
美式
- failing to produce the intended result: an abortive attempt to secure funding
Oxford American Dictionary