[with obj.](archaic)fertilize (古)使肥沃,使丰饶;使受精(或受孕) there were no insects to fecundate flowering plants. 没有昆虫为开花植物授粉。 ■(poetic/literary)make fruitful (诗/文)使丰产,使丰富 he actuates and fecundates our souls. 他拨动我们的心弦,充实我们的灵魂。
派生 fecundation noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin fecundat- 'made fruitful', from the verb fecundare, from fecundus 'fruitful'