sterile
英['stera?l]
美['st?r?l]
- adj. 不育的；無菌的；貧瘠的；不毛的；枯燥乏味的
英英釋意
- 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"
