abortion
英 [ə'bɔːʃ(ə)n]
美[ə'bɔrʃən]
- n. 流产，小产；流产的胎儿；（计划等）失败，夭折
词态变化
复数: abortions;
助记提示
abortion ＂偶不生＂－－－－－流产，堕胎的
英英释意
- 1. termination of pregnancy
- 2. failure of a plan
英文词源
- abortion (n.)
- 1540s, originally of both deliberate and unintended miscarriages; from Latin abortionem (nominative abortio) "miscarriage; abortion," noun of action from past participle stem of aboriri "to miscarry" (see abortive).
Earlier noun in English was simple abort (early 15c.) "miscarriage." In 19c. some effort was made to distinguish abortion "expulsion of the fetus between 6 weeks and 6 months" from miscarriage (the same within 6 weeks of conception) and premature labor (delivery after 6 months but before due time). The deliberate miscarriage was criminal abortion. This broke down late 19c. as abortion came to be used principally for intentional miscarriages, probably via phrases such as procure 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 was embryoctony, from Latinized form of Greek kteinein "to destroy." Abortion was a taboo word for much of early 20c., disguised in print as criminal operation (U.S.) or illegal operation (U.K.), and replaced by miscarriage in film versions of novels.
实用场景例句
- I've always been anti-abortion.
- 我一直反对堕胎。
牛津词典
- She decided to have an abortion .
- 她决定做人工流产。
牛津词典
- to support/oppose abortion
- 支持 / 反对堕胎
牛津词典
- a woman's right to abortion
- 妇女做人工流产的权利
牛津词典
- abortion laws
- 有关堕胎的法律
牛津词典
- His girlfriend had an abortion.
- 他的女朋友做了流产。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...anti-abortion groups...
- 反堕胎团体
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Video player to complete the video player, speed control and tracking.
- 视频播放器完成视频的播放, 速度控制和跟踪功能.
期刊摘选
- His attempt proved an abortion.
- 他的企图完全失败了.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.
- 多种考虑使她执意堕胎.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- His plan proved an abortion.
- 他的计划中途夭折.
《简明英汉词典》
- The president has adopted a hardline stance against abortion.
- 总统在堕胎问题上持强硬的反对态度.
《简明英汉词典》
- Abortion is illegal in many countries.
- 在许多国家,堕胎都是违法的.
《简明英汉词典》
- She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.
- 她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术.
《简明英汉词典》
- There has been much dispute over the question of legalised abortion in the Western world.
- 堕胎合法化的问题在西方世界颇具争议.
《简明英汉词典》
- Abortion is restricted in some American states.
- 在美国的一些州堕胎是受限制的.
《简明英汉词典》
- Abortion is a highly contentious issue.
- 堕胎是一个非常有争议的课题.
《简明英汉词典》
- The abortion arose from an accidental fall.
- 流产是由于(孕妇)不慎摔倒所致.
《简明英汉词典》
- a debate on abortion
- 关于堕胎的辩论
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Is abortion morally defensible?
- 堕胎从道德上讲合乎情理吗？
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- to take a principled stand against abortion
- 采取反堕胎的原则性立场
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- Abortion has always been a divisive issue.
- 人工流产一直是个引发争议的问题。
柯林斯例句
- He and his wife both strongly support abortion rights.
- 他和妻子都强烈支持堕胎权。
柯林斯例句
- Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.
- 笃信天主教让她完全无法接受堕胎。
柯林斯例句
- Her party opposes abortion, except in cases of rape or incest.
- 她的党派反对堕胎，但强奸或乱伦引起的怀孕除外。
柯林斯例句
- The King's stand is bound to reawaken the painful debate about abortion.
- 国王的立场必然会再次引发关于堕胎的令人头痛的辩论。
柯林斯例句
- Abortion is an issue which produces little reasoned argument.
- 对堕胎这个问题很少有理智的看法。
柯林斯例句