abortive
英 [?'b??t?v]
美 [?'b?rt?v]
助記提示
abortive 俺寶體無 =>?我的寶寶沒有了=> a.?流產(chǎn)的,?無結(jié)果的,失敗的
英文詞源
- abortive (adj.)
- late 14c., "born prematurely or dead," from Latin abortivus "pertaining to miscarriage; causing abortion," from abort-, past participle stem of aboriri "disappear, miscarry," from ab- "amiss" (see ab-) + oriri "appear, be born, arise" (see orchestra); the compound word used in Latin for deaths, miscarriages, sunsets, etc. The Latin verb for "to produce an abortion" was abigo, literally "to drive away." Not originally used to imply forced or deliberate miscarriage; from 14c.-18c. stillborn children or domestic animals were said to be abortive. Also see abortion. Related: Abortiveness.
雙語例句
- 1. an abortive military coup
- 一次流產(chǎn)的軍事政變
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. We had to abandon our abortive attempts.
- 我們的嘗試沒有成功,不得不放棄.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. That was an abortive attempt.
- 這是一種失敗的嘗試.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》