首页英语词典sterilesterile英英释意

sterile

英['steraɪl] 美['stɛrəl]
  • adj. 不育的;无菌的;贫瘠的;不毛的;枯燥乏味的

英英释意


1. incapable of reproducing;
"an infertile couple"
2. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms;
"a sterile operating area"
"aseptic surgical instruments"
"aseptic surgical techniques"
3. deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention;
"a sterile ideology lacking in originality"
"unimaginative development of a musical theme"
"uninspired writing"