oral contraceptive

oral contraceptive — 名詞

1. A small tablet that a person swallows regularly to prevent pregnancy. The hormon

1.名詞B2
釋義

口服避孕藥

每日服用以預防懷孕的藥丸

A small tablet that a person swallows regularly to prevent pregnancy. The hormones in it stop the ovaries from releasing an egg, or they make it harder for sperm to reach and join with an egg.

例句

Valentina's doctor prescribed an oral contraceptive after checking her blood pressure.

Valentina 的醫師在量完她的血壓後，開了一種口服避孕藥給她。

prescribed + oral contraceptive — doctor-patient context

The local clinic provides free oral contraceptives to anyone under twenty-five.

當地診所免費提供口服避孕藥給二十五歲以下的民眾。

provides + oral contraceptives to + recipient group

同義詞
  • the pill

    informal, by far the most common everyday term

  • birth control pill

    slightly less formal than 'oral contraceptive', commonly used in conversation and media

  • contraceptive pill

    neutral register, often used in health contexts

文法句型

oral contraceptive + verb

take + oral contraceptive

prescribe + oral contraceptive

用法筆記

Oral contraceptive is the medical term; in everyday conversation, people usually say 'the pill' or 'birth control pill'.

常見錯誤

❌I took an oral contraceptive the morning after.
✅I took the morning-after pill.
💡Oral contraceptives are taken daily to prevent pregnancy; the morning-after pill is a separate, high-dose emergency contraceptive for use after unprotected sex.