
好词典

源自拉丁语 'sterilis',意为不结果实的或贫瘠的,后引申为无菌或无法生育的含义。
❶ 指物品或环境经过处理,完全不含细菌或其他微生物的状态,常用于医疗或实验室场景。
“The surgeon wore sterile gloves during the operation.”
(外科医生在手术过程中戴着无菌手套。)
“All medical instruments must be kept sterile to prevent infections.”
(所有医疗器械必须保持无菌以防止感染。)
❶ 形容土地或生物无法繁殖或生长植物,通常指贫瘠或不适合生育的状态。
“The desert soil is too sterile to support crops.”
(沙漠土壤过于贫瘠,无法种植作物。)
“Some animals become sterile due to environmental pollution.”
(一些动物因环境污染而失去生育能力。)
sterile environment — 指经过特殊处理的无菌环境,常用于医疗、实验室或食品生产等需要高度卫生的场所。
“The surgery must be performed in a sterile environment to avoid infections.”
(手术必须在无菌环境中进行以避免感染。)
sterile debate — 形容讨论或争论缺乏实质内容或结果,通常指没有建设性或创造性的交流。
“The meeting turned into a sterile debate with no solutions proposed.”
(会议变成了一场毫无结果的争论,没有提出任何解决方案。)