【fertility音标】 英[fəˈtɪləti] 美[fərˈtɪləti]
【单词释义】 fertility是什么意思：
n. [U] 肥沃，富饶；可繁殖性，生育能力；（思想的）丰富
[单词分级] 商务/生活英语词汇
【关联词/派生词】
fertilizer n.[U,C]肥料，化肥
fertile adj.肥沃的；富饶的；可繁殖的
fertilize vt.使肥沃；使受精；使受孕；使受粉
【单词例句】
◇ While you're not going to die over one unwashed blueberry, long-term pesticide consumption can increase your risk of cancer and cause birth defects, fertility issues, neurodegenerative disease, and immune system disease, according to Dr. Le.
黎博士指出，虽然你不会因为吃下一颗未洗的蓝莓而丧命，但长期摄入农药会增加你患癌症的风险，并导致出生缺陷、生育问题、神经退行性疾病和免疫系统疾病。
---- How to washing your fruits and veggies
◇ The increase, up from the current count of 7.7 billion people, is expected despite a continued decline in the global fertility rate, which has fallen from 3.2 births per woman in 1990 to 2.5 births per woman this year.
尽管全球生育率持续下降，但预计届时这一数字仍将远超目前的77亿人口。全球生育率从1990年的3.2下降到今年的2.5。