fertilizer

名词 n.
/ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə/    /ˈfɜːɹtəlaɪzəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants. countable,uncountable
    — The farmer spread fertiliser across the fields.
  2. A chemical compound created to have the same effect. countable,uncountable
  3. Human remains, especially obscured or to be forgotten. derogatory,uncountable
    — “Complainant reported being threatened by Trump’s then head of security that, if she ever talked of what went on there or who she saw, he would ”end up as fertilizer for the back nine holes like the other c--ts’,” it continued.

词形变化

fertilizers plural fertiliser alternative,UK

词源

Etymology tree
English fertilize
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English fertilizer
From fertilize + -er.
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