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Barren Land Originally Bare Bærən A.不育的;贫瘠的;不结果实的 英 Adj.不育的,贫瘠的

单词 barren
音标 ['bærən]
解释 a.不育的;贫瘠的;不结果实的
红宝书 【英】 adj.不育的,贫瘠的, 不结果实的(sterile bare)
【记】 bar=bare(光光的)+ ren→一无所有的→不 孕的
字源 barren (adj.)
c.1200, from Old French baraigne, baraing "sterile, barren" (12c.), perhaps originally brahain, of obscure derivation, perhaps from a Germanic language. In England, originally used of women, of land in France. Of land in English from late 14c. As a noun, mid-13c., "a barren woman;" later of land.
BARRENS. Elevated lands, or plains upon which grow small trees, but never timber. [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]
不择手段背单词 adj. 不育的, 贫瘠的(缺少有益的植被), 不结果实的 = sterile = bare = effete = impotent = infecund
【例】The desert is barren land 沙漠是贫瘠的土地.
【记】1)bar = bare光光的-一无所有的-不毛的2)bar酒吧, ren人. 泡吧的人. 医学上有这种说法, 过度饮酒和抽烟容易导致不孕. 为了我们的下一代, 请您注意身心健康.
【反】prolific(adj 多产的; 大量繁殖的)
趣味全助记 【记】bare 音:白,白光光的,无覆盖的,无装饰,a bare hillside 光秃秃的山坡→无树木,不结果的 +en使

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