gestation
美音:[dʒes´teıʃən
]
英音:[dʒes´teıʃən
]
n.怀孕,酝酿,妊娠
难易程度:
gestation为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:gestatory
词根
ger＝to carry（运，载） 变化型 gest
近义词, 同义词
gestation
/dʒe'steɪʃn; dʒɛs`teʃən/
n
1 (a) [U] carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth 怀孕; 妊娠
*[attrib 作定语] Elephants have a gestation period of about
624 days. 象的怀孕期大约为624日.
(b) [sing] period of time taken by this怀孕期; 妊娠期.
2 [U] (fig 比喻) development of an idea, a work of art, etc （思想、艺术作品等的）酝酿,孕育.
n
1 (a) [U] carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth 怀孕; 妊娠
*[attrib 作定语] Elephants have a gestation period of about
624 days. 象的怀孕期大约为624日.
(b) [sing] period of time taken by this怀孕期; 妊娠期.
2 [U] (fig 比喻) development of an idea, a work of art, etc （思想、艺术作品等的）酝酿,孕育.
gestation
n [singular, U]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: gestatio, from gestare 'to bear']
medical the process by which a child or young animal develops inside its mother's body before birth, or the period of time when this happens
→pregnancy
The gestation period of a horse is about 11 months.
formal the process by which a new idea, piece of work etc is developed, or the period of time when this happens
= developmentin gestation
The report was a very long time in gestation.
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: gestatio, from gestare 'to bear']
medical the process by which a child or young animal develops inside its mother's body before birth, or the period of time when this happens
→pregnancy
The gestation period of a horse is about 11 months.
formal the process by which a new idea, piece of work etc is developed, or the period of time when this happens
= developmentin gestation
The report was a very long time in gestation.
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