childlessness
childlessness — 名詞
1. the condition or situation in which a person or couple has no children, whether
無子女
沒有小孩的狀態
the condition or situation in which a person or couple has no children, whether by choice or because of circumstances such as infertility or not having found a partner.
Vikram and Nadia came to terms with their childlessness after years of fertility treatment.
在經歷多次生育治療後，Vikram 和 Nadia 開始接受自己沒有孩子的事實。
collocation: come to terms with childlessness
The rising childlessness rate among educated women in urban areas has become a topic of social research.
都市教育程度較高的女性中，無子女比例逐年上升，已成為社會學研究的議題。
collocation: childlessness rate
Defne wrote a blog post about voluntary childlessness and the freedom it gives her.
Defne 寫了一篇部落格文章，談論自願不生育以及這份選擇帶給她的自由。
collocation: voluntary childlessness
Support groups for involuntary childlessness help people share their experiences and find comfort.
非自願無子女的支持團體能幫助人們分享經歷、找到慰藉。
collocation: involuntary childlessness
- voluntary childlessness
- involuntary childlessness
- childlessness rate
- lifelong childlessness
- accept childlessness
- face childlessness
- child-free life
more positive, implies a deliberate choice rather than a circumstance
- involuntary childlessness
specifies the lack was not chosen, often used in medical or support contexts
- parenthood
the state of having children
用法筆記
Childlessness can be voluntary (by choice) or involuntary (due to infertility or circumstances). The noun is uncountable and typically appears in demographic, sociological, or personal contexts.
childlessness — 形容詞
- childlessnesspositive
- more childlessnesscomparative
- most childlessnesssuperlative
1. describing someone or a couple who have no sons or daughters, whatever the cause
無子女的
沒有小孩的；未生育的
describing someone or a couple who have no sons or daughters, whatever the cause may be.
The childless couple devoted their weekends to volunteering at the local animal shelter.
那對沒有小孩的夫妻週末都去當地的動物收容所做義工。
Leo and Lara are not childless by choice; they have been trying to adopt for over a year.
Leo 和 Lara 不是自願不要小孩——他們已經嘗試收養超過一年了。
pattern: childless by [reason/choice]
Childless adults often build strong relationships with the children of their friends and siblings.
沒有子女的成年人常與朋友或手足的小孩建立深厚感情。
The census data shows a steady rise in the number of childless households in Taipei.
人口普查資料顯示，台北沒有子女的家庭戶數正在穩定增加。
collocation: childless households
- childless couple
- childless woman
- childless marriage
- remain childless
- childless by choice
- childless household
- child-free
preferred when the absence of children is by choice; suggests freedom rather than lack
- without children
neutral descriptive phrase, used in formal or demographic writing
- parental
relating to having children
用法筆記
Childless is a neutral term that describes the factual absence of children. When the lack is by deliberate choice, many people now prefer the term child-free, which carries a more positive, agency-focused tone. Distinguish from the noun childlessness, which refers to the state itself.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
常用片語
- by choice
- by circumstance