n.怀孕；酝酿

Human gestation is a nine month period. 人类妊娠期为九个月。

The fetus develops lungs relatively late in the gestation period. 在妊娠期胎儿的肺生长得相对晚些。

This film was two years in gestation. 这部 电影酝酿了两年。

Both audience and player alike were predominantly black for the gestation period of the blues. 在蓝调音乐的萌芽时期，黑人占了艺人与听众的绝对多数。