full-term

/ˌfʊl ˈtɜːm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfʊl ˈtɜːrm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfu̇l-ˌtərm/ (ame, mw)

full-term — adjective

1. describing a pregnancy or baby that has reached the usual time for birth instead

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing a pregnancy or baby that has reached the usual time for birth instead of arriving early.

例句

The doctor said Saira was likely to have a full-term pregnancy.

a full-term pregnancy

At thirty-nine weeks, Talia gave birth to a full-term baby girl.

a full-term baby

同義詞
  • at term

    clinical; more common in medical notes than in everyday speech

  • mature

    can describe a well-developed baby, but it does not always state the exact pregnancy length

反義詞
  • preterm

    medical term for born before the usual stage of pregnancy

  • premature

    common everyday word for a baby or birth that comes too early

文法句型

a full-term pregnancy

a full-term baby

be full-term

用法筆記

Most often appears before nouns such as pregnancy, baby, or infant. In medical notes it can also follow be, especially when contrasting a baby with one that is premature. It describes timing, not the baby's overall health by itself.

常見錯誤

❌The baby was full-term because she was healthy.
✅The baby was full-term because the pregnancy lasted the usual length.
💡'full-term' refers to the timing of birth, not to general health.