incubation
noun /ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn/
/ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn/
- [uncountable] the hatching of eggs
孵（卵）；孵化 - artificial incubation (= using artificial warmth)
人工孵化。
- artificial incubation (= using artificial warmth)
- [countable] (also incubation period)(medical
医学 生物 （传染病的）潜伏期 - The incubation period of the virus is 24 to 48 hours.
病毒的潜伏期为24至48小时。
- The incubation period of the virus is 24 to 48 hours.
- [uncountable] (biology
生物 （细菌等的）繁殖
词源early 17th cent.: from Latin incubatio(n-) ‘brooding’, from the verb incubare, from in- ‘upon’ + cubare ‘to lie’.