繁殖

• 拼音: fán zhí
• 汉字拆解: 繁 = 敏 (quick) + 糸 (silk) — multiplying like silkworms; 殖 = 歹 (death/bone) + 直 (straight) — growth

含义

To reproduce; to breed; to propagate. The biological process by which organisms produce offspring.

Used for both animals and plants producing offspring. Key terms: 繁殖能力 (reproductive capacity), 繁殖季节 (breeding season), 人工繁殖 (artificial breeding). Can be used metaphorically for the spread of ideas or problems, though this is less common.

例句

1. 大熊猫繁殖能力很低，所以一直是濒危物种。
2. 春天是很多鸟类的繁殖季节，公园里到处能看到筑巢的鸟。
3. 这种植物可以通过扦插繁殖，不需要种子。

用法指南

语境: biology, nature, agriculture

语气: scientific

正确说法

• 这种鱼繁殖速度很快。(This type of fish reproduces very quickly.)
• 人工繁殖技术帮助拯救了很多濒危动物。(Artificial breeding technology has helped save many endangered animals.)

错误说法

• 用繁殖来形容人类生育 (Don't use 繁殖 for human reproduction in normal conversation — it sounds clinical or dehumanizing; use 生育 or 生孩子 instead)

起源与历史

Compound of 繁 (numerous, multiply) + 殖 (grow, breed). Together they mean to multiply and grow in numbers.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal