artificial insemination

IPA/ˌɑːtɪfɪʃl ɪnˌsemɪˈneɪʃn/
IPA/ˌɑːrtɪfɪʃl ɪnˌsemɪˈneɪʃn/

artificial insemination — 名詞

1. a medical method of helping a female get pregnant by placing sperm directly into

1.名詞C1
釋義

人工授精

以人工方式將精子送入體內使受孕的方法

a medical method of helping a female get pregnant by placing sperm directly into her body, rather than through sexual contact

例句

After years of trying, Marta and her husband chose artificial insemination at a fertility clinic.

嘗試多年後，Marta 和她的丈夫選擇在生育診所進行人工授精。

choose + artificial insemination at a clinic

The dairy farmer used artificial insemination to breed stronger, healthier cows on his farm.

這位酪農利用人工授精，在農場裡培育出更強壯、更健康的乳牛。

artificial insemination for animal breeding

常見搭配
  • undergo artificial insemination
  • donor artificial insemination
  • artificial insemination clinic
  • artificial insemination programme
同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

through / by + artificial insemination

undergo + artificial insemination

用法筆記

Often shortened to 'AI' in farming and veterinary contexts. Applies both to people (at fertility clinics) and to animals, where it is the standard way to breed cattle and horses. Takes 'through' or 'by' when stating how a pregnancy began, and pairs with verbs like 'undergo', 'perform', or 'carry out'.

常見錯誤

They used artificial insemination, where the egg is fertilised in a lab dish.
They used in vitro fertilisation (IVF), where the egg is fertilised in a lab dish.
In artificial insemination the sperm is placed inside the body; only IVF fertilises the egg outside it.
The vet made an artificial insemination to the cow.
The vet performed artificial insemination on the cow.
Use 'perform' or 'carry out' artificial insemination, not 'make'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • artificial insemination programme
  • donor insemination
  • fertility clinic

常用片語

  • perform artificial insemination
  • carry out artificial insemination

介系詞搭配

  • through artificial insemination
  • by artificial insemination