prolific
gb/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk/ us/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk/
C1
영어
의미
의미 0개
adjective
C1
property
1
producing a lot of work
making or doing a lot, especially a lot of good work
사용 패턴：
[a] prolific [writer/artist/researcher/producer/scorer] | prolific in [field/activity]
자주 하는 실수：
Often confused with similar-looking words like profitable or with the verb proliferate (to spread/increase quickly).
유의어
productive (More general; can describe people, processes, or time as well as creative work.)
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fruitful (Often suggests useful or successful results.)
반의어
unproductive (Not producing many results or not producing useful results.)
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inactive (Suggests doing little or no work rather than producing little.)
연어
prolific writer
|prolific author
|prolific artist
|prolific researcher
|prolific output
|prolific career
|prolific producer
|prolific scorer
|prolific inventor
|prolific contributor
주제
work
|education
|arts_and_media
|business
예문
- She was a prolific novelist who published more than thirty books.
- The company’s design team is prolific, releasing new features almost every week.
- He’s a prolific scorer, consistently among the league’s top goal-scorers.
학습자용 예문
- He is a prolific writer.
- She is prolific in her work.
adjective
C1
property
2
producing many young or seeds
having many babies or producing many seeds
사용 패턴：
[a] prolific [breeder/species/plant/weed]
자주 하는 실수：
Used mainly for species and reproduction; for individual people it can sound impersonal or awkward.
유의어
fertile (Often about the ability to reproduce (animals/people) rather than the rate or number of offspring.)
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fast-breeding (Highlights speed of reproduction more than quantity of output.)
반의어
sterile (Unable to reproduce.)
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infertile (Not able to produce offspring or produce them easily.)
연어
prolific breeder
|prolific species
|prolific reproduction
|prolific plant
|prolific weed
|highly prolific
|prolific spawning
|prolific pest
|prolific invasive species
|prolific seed producer
주제
nature
|biology
|animals
|plants
예문
- Rabbits are prolific breeders, so their numbers can rise quickly.
- This weed is prolific and can take over a garden in a single season.
- The fish are prolific, laying thousands of eggs each year.
학습자용 예문
- Rabbits are prolific.
- That plant is prolific in the summer.
adjective
formal
C2
property
3
very fertile and productive land
able to grow a lot of plants or crops
사용 패턴：
prolific [soil/land/valley/region]
자주 하는 실수：
This use is less common than prolific meaning 'producing many works'; learners often prefer fertile or productive for land.
유의어
fertile (The most common modern word for land that grows crops well.)
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productive (Often used in farming/economics contexts; may imply efficiency as well as fertility.)
반의어
barren (Not able to produce crops or support much growth.)
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infertile (Not fertile; poor for growing crops.)
연어
prolific soil
|prolific land
|prolific farmland
|prolific valley
|prolific region
|prolific fields
|prolific growing conditions
|prolific harvest
|prolific agricultural area
|prolific river basin
주제
nature
|agriculture
|environment
예문
- The river floodplain is prolific farmland, producing crops year after year.
- They settled in a prolific valley where the soil stayed rich and moist.
학습자용 예문
- The soil here is prolific.
문법
기본형
prolific
IPA
GB/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk/
US/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk/
음절 및 강세
pro - lif - ic （3음절）
Stress on 2nd syllable (lif)
활용형
Adjective
- Base: prolific
관련 단어
Core family
prolifically
adverb C1
Related words
proliferate
verb C1
proliferation
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
unprolific
adjective
Advanced or less common
proliferative
adjective
표현
a prolific source of [something]
1/ə pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk sˈɔɹs əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
producing a lot of something
something that produces a lot of something
예문
- The account became a prolific source of misinformation online.
- Old wiring can be a prolific source of electrical faults.
prolific in [field/activity]
1/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk ˈɪn fˈildˈæktˈɪvɪti/
fixed phrase
producing a lot in a field
making a lot of work in a particular area
예문
- She is prolific in children's literature and has published dozens of titles.
- The group was prolific in the 1990s, releasing an album almost every year.
prolific writer
1/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk ɹˈaɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
writer who produces many works
a writer who writes a lot
예문
- She was a prolific writer, publishing three novels in five years.
- He’s a prolific writer of science fiction short stories.