fetal
fetal — 形容詞
- fetalpositive
- more fetalcomparative
- most fetalsuperlative
1. relating to a baby or animal that has not yet been born
胎兒的
與胎兒有關的；胎兒時期的
relating to a baby or animal that has not yet been born
Doctors used an ultrasound to check the fetal heartbeat at twelve weeks.
醫生在第十二週時用超音波檢查胎兒的心跳。
attributive use: fetal + body-part noun
A mother's diet during pregnancy can affect fetal growth and development.
懷孕期間母親的飲食會影響胎兒的生長發育。
collocation: fetal growth / fetal development
When Nora felt scared, she curled into a tight fetal position on her bed.
Nora 感到害怕的時候，就把身體蜷成一團，縮在床上擺出胎兒姿勢。
idiomatic phrase: fetal position
The study tracked fetal movement patterns in the final three months of pregnancy.
這項研究追蹤了懷孕最後三個月的胎兒活動模式。
Researchers are studying how pollution affects fetal heart development in urban areas.
研究人員正在探討汙染如何影響都市地區胎兒的心臟發育。
- fetal development
- fetal growth
- fetal heartbeat
- fetal position
- fetal movement
- fetal alcohol syndrome
- fetal brain
- postnatal
relating to the period after birth
用法筆記
This adjective is almost always used directly before a noun (attributive position). It appears most often in medical, biological, and parenting contexts.