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contraception n.避孕(法) (1) 中国实行计划生育坚持以避孕为主。(2) 他的报告建议年龄较大的妇女要考虑用其他种类的避孕法。 The word is formed by mashing together the Latin word contra, meaning "against" and a shortened form of the old French word concepcion, meaning "conception" — in other words: "against conception." Like so many scientific terms it was first coined in the nineteenth century, when the science of birth control was beginning to be seriously considered. Contraceptives — birth control devices — that had been around in cruder forms, began to be mass-produced and eventually socially accepted.

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英 [ˌkɒntrə'sepʃən] 美 [ˌkɒntrə'sepʃən] (1) While advocating family planning, China has mainly focused on contraception.(2) His report suggests that older women might consider other forms of contraception. Contraception is birth control, to put it bluntly; the general term for the use of a number of devices or acts that prevent impregnation during intercourse. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]避孕法；节育法 Contraception refers to methods of preventing pregnancy. Use a reliable method of contraception.采用安全的避孕方法。

英语单词	contraception
英美音标	英 [ˌkɒntrə'sepʃən] 美 [ˌkɒntrə'sepʃən]
中文释义	n.避孕(法)
英语例句	(1) While advocating family planning, China has mainly focused on contraception. (2) His report suggests that older women might consider other forms of contraception.
中文例句	(1) 中国实行计划生育坚持以避孕为主。 (2) 他的报告建议年龄较大的妇女要考虑用其他种类的避孕法。
vocabulary简明	Contraception is birth control, to put it bluntly; the general term for the use of a number of devices or acts that prevent impregnation during intercourse.
vocabulary扩展	The word is formed by mashing together the Latin word contra, meaning "against" and a shortened form of the old French word concepcion, meaning "conception" — in other words: "against conception." Like so many scientific terms it was first coined in the nineteenth century, when the science of birth control was beginning to be seriously considered. Contraceptives — birth control devices — that had been around in cruder forms, began to be mass-produced and eventually socially accepted.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]避孕法；节育法 Contraception refers to methods of preventing pregnancy. Use a reliable method of contraception. 采用安全的避孕方法。

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