sterile

ster·ile

S0745300 (stĕr′əl, -īl′)adj.1. a. Not producing or incapable of producing offspring.b. Not producing or incapable of producing seed, fruit, spores, or other reproductive structures. Used of plants or their parts.2. Producing little or no vegetation; unfruitful: sterile land.3. Free from live bacteria or other microorganisms: a sterile operating area; sterile instruments.4. Lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality.5. Lacking the power to function; not productive or effective; fruitless: a sterile discussion.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sterilis.]

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ster′ile·ly adv.ster′ile·ness, ste·ril′i·ty (stə-rĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

sterile

(ˈstɛraɪl) adj1. (Biology) unable to produce offspring; infertile2. (Medicine) free from living, esp pathogenic, microorganisms; aseptic3. (Botany) (of plants or their parts) not producing or bearing seeds, fruit, spores, stamens, or pistils4. lacking inspiration or vitality; fruitless5. (Economics) economics US (of gold) not being used to support credit creation or an increased money supply[C16: from Latin sterilis] ˈsterilely adv sterility n

ster•ile

(ˈstɛr ɪl; esp. Brit. -aɪl)

adj. 1. free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic. 2. incapable of producing offspring; infertile. 3. barren; not producing vegetation: sterile soil. 4. a. noting a plant in which reproductive structures fail to develop. b. bearing no stamens or pistils. 5. not productive of results, ideas, etc.; fruitless. [1545–55; < Latin sterilis] ster′ile•ly, adv. ste•ril•i•ty (stəˈrɪl ɪ ti) n.

ster·ile

(stĕr′əl, stĕr′īl′)1. Not able to produce offspring, seeds, or fruit; unable to reproduce.2. Producing little or no plant life; barren: a desolate, sterile region.3. Free from disease-causing microorganisms: a sterile bandage.

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sterility (stə-rĭl′ĭ-tē) noun

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sterile - incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"infertile, unfertileunfruitful - not fruitful; not conducive to abundant productionimpotent - lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"fertile - capable of reproducing
	2.	sterile - free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"asepticantiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
	3.	sterile - deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"unimaginative, uninventive, uninspireduncreative - not creative; "an uncreative imagination"

sterile

adjective1. germ-free, antiseptic, sterilized, disinfected, aseptic He always made sure that any cuts were protected by sterile dressings.
germ-free dirty, infected, contaminated, unhygienic, insanitary, unsterile, germ-ridden2. barren, infertile, unproductive, childless, infecund a sterile male
barren productive, fertile, prolific, fruitful, fecund3. unproductive, fruitless, unprofitable, empty, unfruitful, unprolific Too much time has been wasted in sterile debate.4. bare, dry, unproductive, waste, empty, desert, barren, desolate, arid, infertile, unfruitful a sterile and barren wasteland

sterile

adjective1. Unable to produce offspring:barren, childless, impotent, infertile, unfruitful.2. Lacking or unable to produce growing plants or crops:barren, infertile, unfruitful, unproductive.3. Free or freed from microorganisms:sanitized, sterilized.4. Lacking originality:uncreative, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive, unoriginal.5. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dry, dull, earthbound, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired.

Translations

不生育的不结果的不能生殖的无菌的贫脊的

sterile

(ˈsterail) adjective1. (of soil, plants, humans and other animals) unable to produce crops, seeds, children or young. 無法生育的，不結果的，無繁殖力的 不生育的，不结果的，不能生殖的 2. free from germs. A surgeon's equipment must be absolutely sterile. 無菌的 无菌的steˈrility (-ˈri-) noun 不育，無生殖力，無菌 不育，不孕，无菌 ˈsterilize, ˈsterilise (-ri-) verb1. to make (a woman etc) sterile. 使絕育 使绝育2. to kill germs in (eg milk) or on (eg surgical instruments) by boiling. 煮沸消毒 煮沸消毒ˌsteriliˈzation, ˌsteriliˈsation noun 滅菌，絕育 灭菌，绝育

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