abortion
英 [ə\"bɔːʃ(ə)n]
美 [ə\"bɔrʃən]
翻译
n. 流产,小产;流产的胎儿;(计划等)失败,夭折
读音
英 [ə\"bɔːʃ(ə)n]||||||美 [ə\"bɔrʃən]
首字母
A
解释
n. 流产,小产;流产的胎儿;(计划等)失败,夭折
英文词源
abortion (n.)
1540s, originally of both deliberatea,n,dunintended miscarriages; from Latin
abortionem
(nominativeabortio
) \\\\\\\"miscarriage; abortion,\\\\\\\" noun of action from past participle stem ofaboriri
\\\\\\\"to miscarry\\\\\\\" (see abortive).Earlier noun in English was simple
abort
(early 15c.) \\\\\\\"miscarriage.\\\\\\\" In 19c. some effort was made to distinguishabortion
\\\\\\\"expulsion of the fetus between 6 weeksa,n,d6 months\\\\\\\" frommiscarriage
(the same within 6 weeks of conception)a,n,dpremature labor
(delivery after 6 months but before due time). The deliberate miscarriage wascriminal abortion
. This broke down late 19c. asabortion
came to be used principally for intentional miscarriages, probably via phrases such asprocure an abortion
.Foeticide
(n.) appears 1823 as a forensic medical term for deliberate premature fatal expulsion of the fetus; also compare prolicide. Another 19c. medical term for it wasembryoctony
, from Latinized form of Greekkteinein
\\\\\\\"to destroy.\\\\\\\"Abortion
was a taboo word for much of early 20c., disguised in print ascriminal operation
(U.S.)o,rillegal operation
(U.K.),a,n,dreplaced bymiscarriage
in film versions of novels.双语例句
1. There are many people who still find the act of
abortion
abhorrent.仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Sometimes the original
abortion
was done so badly that the uterus prolapsed.有时第一次流产手术做得太糟糕,会导致子宫下垂。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Hea,n,dhis wife both strongly support
abortion
rights.他和妻子都强烈支持堕胎权。
来自柯林斯例句
4. They said they were going to stack the court with anti-
abortion
judges.他们说将会往法院中安排一些反对堕胎的法官。
来自柯林斯例句
助记提示
1、谐音“额不幸”,因为我流产了,当然很不幸啊!
2、谐音“额不生”,我不想生孩子,所以要堕胎。
2、谐音“额不生”,我不想生孩子,所以要堕胎。