pro-life

IPA/ˌprəʊ ˈlaɪf/
IPA/ˌprəʊ ˈlaɪf/

pro-life — adjective

1. holding the view that ending a pregnancy on purpose should not be legal, and sup

1.形容詞B2
釋義

holding the view that ending a pregnancy on purpose should not be legal, and supporting laws that protect unborn children

例句

The pro-life group handed out information about pregnancy support services.

attributive: pro-life + noun

Senator Ishaan describes himself as pro-life and has voted against the new abortion law.

predicative: be + pro-life

同義詞
  • anti-abortion

    more direct and explicitly states opposition to abortion rather than being for life

  • right-to-life

    similar meaning but emphasizes the protection of unborn life from conception

反義詞
  • pro-choice

    the opposing position, supporting a woman's right to choose abortion

文法句型

pro-life + noun

be + pro-life

用法筆記

Most common in US political discourse. Used both attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (after a linking verb like be). Often contrasted with pro-choice, the opposing position.

常見錯誤

❌She is pro-life activist.
✅She is a pro-life activist.
💡pro-life is an adjective; when it modifies a singular countable noun, you need the article a.
❌His pro-life is well known.
✅His pro-life stance is well known.
💡pro-life is an adjective, not a noun. Use pro-life as modifier before a noun like stance, position, or view.