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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   sterile

   • IPA[ˈsterəl]

   美式

   • adj.
     not able to produce children or young；(of a plant) not able to produce fruit or seeds
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. not able to produce children or young the disease had made him sterile 同義詞 infertile, childless, technicalinfecund, archaicbarren反義詞 fertile, fecund
   • ▪ (of a plant) not able to produce fruit or seeds the peppermints are vigorous sterile hybrids
   • ▪ (of land or soil) too poor in quality to produce crops vast tracts of sterile desert land 同義詞 unproductive, infertile, unfruitful, uncultivatable, arid, ... 更多dry, barren, lifeless, desert反義詞 rich, fertile, productive
   • ▪ lacking in imagination, creativity, or excitement; uninspiring or unproductive he found the fraternity's teachings sterile 同義詞 pointless, profitless, unproductive, unfruitful, fruitless, ... 更多unrewarding, abortive, unsuccessful, ineffectual, ineffective, worthless, useless, unprofitable, futile, vain, idle, archaicbootless, rareunfructuous, unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, unoriginal, derivative, stale, lifeless, musty反義詞 fruitful, creative, original
   • 2. free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean a sterile needle and syringes 同義詞 aseptic, sterilized, germ-free, antiseptic, disinfected, ... 更多uninfected, uncontaminated, unpolluted, pure, clean, sanitary, hygienic反義詞 septic