gravid
/ˈɡrævɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡrævɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgra-vəd/ (ame, mw)
gravid — 形容詞
- gravidpositive
- more gravidcomparative
- most gravidsuperlative
1. carrying developing young or eggs inside the body; used as a technical word, mos
懷孕的
懷有胎兒或卵的，多用於動物或醫學語境
carrying developing young or eggs inside the body; used as a technical word, most often about animals or in medical and scientific writing rather than everyday speech about people.
Maeve photographed a gravid sea turtle slowly climbing the beach to lay her eggs.
Maeve 拍下一隻懷孕的海龜緩緩爬上沙灘準備產卵。
attributive: gravid + animal noun
The biology textbook explained that a gravid female shark can carry pups for nearly two years.
生物課本說明，一隻懷孕的母鯊魚可以孕育幼鯊將近兩年。
technical register: scientific writing about animals
Dr. Mauricio noted on the chart that the patient was gravid and due in early March.
Mauricio 醫師在病歷上註記，這位病人已懷孕，預產期在三月初。
At the rescue center, staff fed extra protein to every gravid mare in the stable.
在救援中心，工作人員會替每一匹懷孕的母馬補充額外蛋白質。
Researchers gently weighed each gravid frog before returning it to the pond.
研究人員小心地替每隻懷孕的青蛙秤重後，再放回池塘。
- pregnant
the standard everyday word; works for humans and animals in all registers
- expectant
softer, often paired with 'mother'; not used of animals
- with young
plain phrase typical of farming or wildlife writing
文法句型
be gravid
gravid + noun
用法筆記
Used almost only in scientific, veterinary, or formal medical writing. In everyday English, say 'pregnant' or 'expecting' instead — 'gravid' about a human in casual speech sounds clinical or odd.