abortion

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.; A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage. countable,uncountable
    — Swines-bread, so used, doth not onely speed / A tardy labour; but (without great heed) / If over it a Child-great Woman stride, / Instant abortion often doth betide.
  2. The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.; An induced abortion. countable,uncountable
    — Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.
  3. An aborted foetus; an abortus. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — ‘It seems too hairy for an abortion, and too small for a mature birth.’
  4. A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — Insomuch that I do honestly believe, there can be no place in the world, where such intolerable abortions, begotten of the sculptor’s chisel, are to be found in such profusion, as in Rome.
  5. Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — The returning good sense of our country threatens abortion to their hopes, & they believe that any portion of power confided to me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes.
  6. Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. countable,uncountable
  7. The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage. countable,uncountable

词形变化

abortions plural

词汇关系

近义词
abort abortus aborticide embryoctony feticide foeticide termination
下位词
accidental abortion ampullar abortion artificial abortion back alley abortion back-alley abortion chemical abortion complete abortion contagious abortion early abortion elective abortion habitual abortion hysterotomy abortion imminent abortion incomplete abortion induced abortion inevitable abortion infected abortion infectious abortion instillation abortion late-term abortion lunchtime abortion medical abortion nontherapeutic abortion overdue abortion partial-birth abortion partial birth abortion prolonged abortion septic abortion spontaneous abortion surgical abortion therapeutic abortion threatened abortion tubal abortion vacuum aspiration abortion
衍生词
abortifacient abortional abortion ban abortion clinic abortion doctor abortionee abortionism abortionist abortion mill abortion pill abortion rights abortion-rights abortion tour abortion tourism abortion tourist abortion vaccine anti-abortion antiabortion anti-abortionism antiabortionism anti-abortionist antiabortionist boybortion miniabortion missed abortion post-abortion postabortion pre-abortion preabortion pro-abortion proabortion teleabortion

词源

From Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”), from aborior (“to miscarry”). Equivalent to abort + -ion. Displaced native Old English ǣwyrp (literally “throwing out, rejection”).
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