incubation
英 [ɪŋkjʊ'beɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,ɪŋkju'beʃən]
- n. 孵化；[病毒][医] 潜伏；抱蛋
英文词源
- incubation (n.)
- 1610s, "brooding," from Latin incubationem (nominative incubatio) "a laying upon eggs," noun of action from past participle stem of incubare "to hatch," literally "to lie on, rest on," from in- "on" (see in- (2)) + cubare "to lie" (see cubicle). The literal sense of "sitting on eggs to hatch them" first recorded in English 1640s.
双语例句
- 1. Male albatrosses share in the incubation of eggs.
- 雄性信天翁参与孵卵。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The four stages of creative thought are preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification.
- 创造性思考的四个阶段是准备 、 沉思 、 启迪 、 求证.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. The illness has an incubation period of up to 11 days.
- 该病有长达11天的潜伏期。
来自辞典例句
- 4. The incubation time for incipient precipitation is often a minute or more.
- 出现沉淀的孕育时间常常需要一分钟或更多的时间.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The incubation period usually is 8 to 14 days.
- 潜伏期通常为8-14天.
来自辞典例句