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    Relating to the process of making babies or young — in humans, or breeding in animals and plants. You'll see it in phrases like 'reproductive system,' 'reproductive health,' and especially 'reproductive rights,' which is a common phrase in the news about things like birth control and abortion.

    生殖的(生物學用法,如生殖系統、生殖健康);「reproductive rights」常譯為生育權,是新聞常見詞

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成re- (again) + produce (to make) + -ive — literally 'relating to making again,' i.e. creating new life

同家族的字

  • reproducesame root; the verb meaning to create a new living thing
  • produceshares the root meaning 'to make or bring forth'

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

reproductiveadj/ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌktɪv/

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    Of or relating to reproduction.

    • In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, […]. Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
    • According to her projections, about 42 percent of U.S. women of reproductive age will experience a change in distance to the closest abortion clinic.
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    That reproduces.

reproductivenoun/ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌktɪv/

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    biologynatural-sciencesA reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect).

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。