gestation
🇺🇸
/dʒeˈsteɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/dʒeˈsteɪʃn/
noun
R
The time from when a baby starts to grow inside the mother until it is born.
The gestation period for humans is approximately nine months.
人类的妊娠期大约为九个月。
R
The time it takes for an idea or plan to develop.
The idea for the project was in gestation for several years before it was finally realized.
这个项目的想法在最终实现之前已经酝酿了好几年。
translation
妊娠期, 酝酿期
词形变化
Plural
gestations