abortive
- abortive (adj.)
- late 14c., \\\"born prematurely or dead,\\\" from Latin abortivus \\\"pertaining to miscarriage; causing abortion,\\\" from abort-, past participle stem of aboriri \\\"disappear, miscarry,\\\" from ab- \\\"amiss\\\" (see ab-) + oriri \\\"appear, be born, arise\\\" (see orchestra); the compound word used in Latin for deaths, miscarriages, sunsets, etc. The Latin verb for \\\"to produce an abortion\\\" was abigo, literally \\\"to drive away.\\\" Not originally used to imply forced or deliberate miscarriage; from 14c.-18c. stillborn children or domestic animals were said to be abortive. Also see abortion. Related: Abortiveness.
- 1. an abortive military coup
- 一次流产的军事政变
来自《权威词典》
- 2. We had to abandon our abortive attempts.
- 我们的尝试没有成功,不得不放弃.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. That was an abortive attempt.
- 这是一种失败的尝试.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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