英语词汇“sterile”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sterilesterile /ˈstɛrəl/ adjective

ETYMOLOGYsterile

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin sterilis

THESAURUSnot dirty► clean

not dirty or messy: Are your hands clean? Let me get you a clean towel.

► spotless

completely clean with no dirt or dirty marks: Her kitchen is always spotless.

► immaculate

formal so clean and neat that something seems perfect: The house was immaculate when the guests started to arrive.

► pristine

formal completely clean and not damaged at all, as if something has never been used: The beaches on the island are still pristine.

► hygienic

clean, so that people will not get diseases: The cows must be milked in hygienic conditions for the milk to be sold.

► sanitary

clean and not likely to cause diseases, especially diseases caused by body waste: It was a cheap motel, but at least the bathroom seemed sanitary.

► sterile

completely clean and having no bacteria in a way that is safe to use in medicine or science: The nurse put a sterile bandage on the wound.

1science, biology completely clean and not containing any bacteria: a sterile laboratory► see thesaurus at clean12science, biology not able to produce babies SYN infertile OPP fertile: The operation left her sterile.3a sterile building, room, place, etc. is not interesting, exciting, or attractive and does not make you feel comfortable4lacking new ideas or imagination: a sterile debate5science, biology sterile land cannot be used for growing crops OPP fertile—sterility /stəˈrɪlət̮i/ noun [uncountable]

单词	sterile
释义	sterilesterile /ˈstɛrəl/ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYsterile Origin: 1400-1500 Latin sterilis Thesaurus THESAURUSnot dirty► clean not dirty or messy: Are your hands clean? Let me get you a clean towel. ► spotless completely clean with no dirt or dirty marks: Her kitchen is always spotless. ► immaculate formal so clean and neat that something seems perfect: The house was immaculate when the guests started to arrive. ► pristine formal completely clean and not damaged at all, as if something has never been used: The beaches on the island are still pristine. ► hygienic clean, so that people will not get diseases: The cows must be milked in hygienic conditions for the milk to be sold. ► sanitary clean and not likely to cause diseases, especially diseases caused by body waste: It was a cheap motel, but at least the bathroom seemed sanitary. ► sterile completely clean and having no bacteria in a way that is safe to use in medicine or science: The nurse put a sterile bandage on the wound. 1science, biology completely clean and not containing any bacteria: a sterile laboratory► see thesaurus at clean12science, biology not able to produce babies SYN infertile OPP fertile: The operation left her sterile.3a sterile building, room, place, etc. is not interesting, exciting, or attractive and does not make you feel comfortable4lacking new ideas or imagination: a sterile debate5science, biology sterile land cannot be used for growing crops OPP fertile—sterility /stəˈrɪlət̮i/ noun [uncountable]
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