gravid

形容词 adj.
/ˈɡɹævɪd/    /ˈɡɹævɪd/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Pregnant. figuratively
    — In vast state incubators, rows upon rows of gravid bottles will supply the world with the population it requires. The family system will disappear; society, sapped at its very base, will have to find new foundations; and Eros, beautifully and irresponsibly free, will flit like a gay butterfly from flower to flower through a sunlit world.

词形变化

more gravid comparative most gravid superlative

词源

Etymology tree
Latin gravō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin gravidusder.
English gravid
From Latin gravidus (“laden, pregnant”), from gravis (“heavy”).
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