abortive
abortive
a.bor.tive AHD[…-bôr“t¹v] DJ[*6b%8t!v] KK[*6b%rt!v]
adj.(形容词)
1.Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless:
    失败的,夭折的:不能完成预定目标的;无结果的:
    an abortive attempt to conclude the negotiations.
   为结束谈判的不成功尝试
2.Biology Partially or imperfectly developed:
  【生物学】 部分发育的,未完全发育的:
    an abortive organ.
   发育不健全的器官
DERIVATIVES
▪abor“tively adv.(副词)
▪abor“tiveness n.(名词)