flowerpot

/ˈflaʊəpɒt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflaʊərpɑːt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ˌpät/ (ame, mw)

flowerpot — noun

  • flowerpotsingular
  • flowerpotsplural

1. a pot used for growing a plant, often kept on a shelf, windowsill, or patio

1.名詞A2
釋義

a pot used for growing a plant, often kept on a shelf, windowsill, or patio

例句

Mira set the flowerpot on the kitchen windowsill so the basil could get more sun.

place + flowerpot: on the windowsill

After art class, Vikram painted small blue stars around the flowerpot for his cactus.

collocation: paint a flowerpot

同義詞
  • plant pot

    very close in meaning and often interchangeable, especially in everyday speech

  • planter

    usually suggests a larger decorative container, often for several plants

  • pot

    broader word that can mean many kinds of containers, not only one for plants

文法句型

a flowerpot

the flowerpot

in a flowerpot

into a flowerpot

用法筆記

Often used for a single plant kept inside the home or just outside it. For a larger outdoor container that holds several plants, English often uses planter instead.

常見錯誤

❌The flowers grew in a vase on the balcony.
✅The flowers grew in a flowerpot on the balcony.
💡a vase is mainly for cut flowers, while a flowerpot holds a plant growing in soil.