unborn

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A single unborn offspring at any stage of gestation. countable
    — Whereas the lack of a child brings shame upon Anna and Joachim, the converse holds true for Mary: the existence of an unborn in the womb of a woman who is supposed to be a virgin causes great scandal.
  2. Unborn offspring collectively. uncountable
    — Inheritance law allows property to be left to the unborn.
形容词 adj.
  1. Not yet born; yet to come; future. not-comparable
  2. Not yet delivered; still existing in the mother's womb. not-comparable
    — Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby.
  3. Existing without birth or beginning. not-comparable

词形变化

unborns plural

词汇关系

衍生词
innocent as the babe unborn innocent as the child unborn unborn child

词源

词源 1
From Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. Equivalent to un- + born.
词源 2
From Middle English unborn, from Old English unboren, from Proto-Germanic *unburanaz. Equivalent to un- + born.
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