fertile: [15] Etymologically, something that is fertile can ‘bear’ offspring. The word comes via French from Latin fertilis. This was a derivative of *fertus, the original past participle of ferre ‘bear’ (a distant relative of English bear). => bear
fertile (adj.)
mid-15c., "bearing or producing abundantly," from Middle French fertil (15c.) and directly from Latin fertilis "bearing in abundance, fruitful, productive," from ferre "to bear" (see infer). Fertile Crescent (1914) was coined by U.S. archaeologist James H. Breasted (1865-1935) of University of Chicago in "Outlines of European History," Part I.
雙語例句
1. They used force to banish the natives from the more fertile land.
他們使用武力把土著居民驅逐出了比較肥沃的土地。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Aeons ago, there were deserts where there is now fertile land.
現在是肥沃土地的地方在很久很久以前曾是一片片沙漠。
來自柯林斯例句
3. This leaves fertile soil unprotected and prone to erosion.
這會讓肥沃的土壤暴露在外，使其容易受到侵蝕。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Most roses like a sunny position in a fairly fertile soil.