factory-farmed
/ˈfæk.tər.iˌfɑːmd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfæk.tər.iˌfɑːrmd/ (ame, ipa)
factory-farmed — adjective
1. produced on a farm that crowds huge numbers of animals into small indoor spaces,
produced on a farm that crowds huge numbers of animals into small indoor spaces, so the meat, dairy, or eggs reach shops at a very low price.
Aylin stopped buying factory-farmed chicken after watching a documentary about cramped sheds.
attributive: factory-farmed + noun (chicken)
The small grocery in Sora's neighbourhood proudly refuses to stock factory-farmed eggs.
attributive use with eggs; ethical-shopping context
Most of the cheap bacon at the supermarket is factory-farmed and travels hundreds of kilometres.
Kemi argued at dinner that factory-farmed pork is bad for animals and for the planet.
Rafael runs a small dairy that sells milk from cows never raised in factory-farmed conditions.
- industrially farmed
near-identical meaning; slightly more formal and technical
- intensively reared
British, often used of meat animals; sounds more neutral
- mass-produced
wider scope (any goods, not just animals); weaker animal-welfare overtone
- free-range
animals can move outdoors; the standard positive opposite for eggs and poultry
- pasture-raised
animals live on open grass; common on US meat and dairy labels
- organic
broader certification, but usually implies non-factory conditions
文法句型
factory-farmed + noun (meat, eggs, chicken)
be + factory-farmed
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before a food noun (meat, eggs, chicken, pork, salmon) or before a setting noun (conditions, system). Carries a clearly negative tone — speakers use it to criticise, not to describe neutrally.