barren
adj
1 (of land) not good enough to produce crops (指土地)貧瘠的.
2 (of plants or trees) not producing fruit or seeds (指花草或樹木)不結(jié)果的, 不結(jié)實的.
3 (dated or fml 舊或文) (of women or female animals) unable to bear young (指婦女或雌性動物), .
4 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
(fig 比喻) without value, interest or result 無價值、趣味或結(jié)果的
a barren discussion 毫無意義的討論.