apiary

/ˈeɪpiəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeɪpieri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈā-pē-ˌer-ē -ˌe-rē/ (ame, mw)

apiary — noun

  • apiarysingular
  • apiariesplural

1. An area or structure where someone raises and cares for bees, typically with sev

1.名詞B2
釋義

An area or structure where someone raises and cares for bees, typically with several beehives, in order to collect honey or other products from the colony.

例句

Layla set up an apiary in her backyard so she could harvest her own honey each autumn.

set up an apiary

The local beekeeper visited Haruto's school with a small portable apiary to teach children about pollination.

同義詞
  • beeyard

    a small apiary near a house or garden, often just a few hives; less formal

  • bee farm

    a larger commercial apiary focused on honey production; more common in everyday speech

文法句型

a/an + apiary

apiary + of + number

用法筆記

Typically used with verbs such as set up, build, or maintain. In everyday conversation, the simpler expression bee farm is sometimes used instead of apiary.

常見錯誤

❌The zoo has an apiary where you can see parrots.
✅The zoo has an aviary where you can see parrots.
💡apiary is for bees, aviary is for birds.
❌He took a single beehive from his apiary.' (correct usage but confusing: beehive not mistake)
✅Better: 'He owns an apiary with fifty hives.
💡a beehive is one hive; apiary is the whole bee-keeping site.