agric

IPA/ˈaɡɹɪk/
IPA/ˈæɡɹɪk/

agric — noun

1. the business or science of growing crops and raising animals for food; a short i

1.名詞B2
釋義

the business or science of growing crops and raising animals for food; a short informal word for 'agriculture'

例句

Wei chose to study agric at a national university; his family runs a rice farm.

uncountable noun: study agric / study + subject area

Salma wrote her final paper on sustainable agric methods used by Kenyan tea growers.

adjective use before noun: sustainable agric methods

同義詞
  • farming

    more common and neutral; used in both everyday speech and formal writing

  • agriculture

    the full form; appropriate for all registers including formal and academic contexts

用法筆記

Used mainly in British English as an informal written abbreviation. Can also be placed before a noun like an adjective — e.g. 'agric policy' means 'agricultural policy' and 'agric college' means 'agricultural college'.

常見錯誤

❌She is an agric engineer.
✅She is an agricultural engineer.
💡'agric' is only used as a short label or modifier, not in formal job titles.
❌The agric of Taiwan is very advanced.
✅Agriculture in Taiwan is very advanced.
💡'agric' is too informal for formal or academic writing; use 'agriculture' instead.