n. 抱蛋, 孵化, 酝酿

[医] 孵育, 孵化, 潜伏, 宿庙求梦(古希腊)

Incubation \In`cu*ba"tion\, n. [L. incubatio: cf. F.
incubation.]
1. A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a
brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life
within, by any process. --Ray.

2. (Med.) The development of a disease from its causes, or
its period of incubation. (See below.)

3. A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of
dreaming oracular dreams. --Tylor.

4. The maintenance (of a living organism, such as
microorganisms or a premature baby) in appropriate
conditions, such as of temperature, humidity, or
atmospheric composition, for growth.
[PJC]

5. The gradual development in some interior environment,
until fully formed; as, the incubation time for developing
a new drug may be longer than ten years from its first
discovery.
[PJC]

{Period of incubation}, or {Stage of incubation} (Med.), the
period which elapses between exposure to the causes of an
infectious disease and the attack resulting from it; the
time during which an infective agent must grow in the body
before producing overt symptoms of disease.
[1913 Webster +PJC]