foothills

IPA/ˈfʊt.hɪl/
KK[fˈʊthˌɪlz]IPA/ˈfʊt.hɪl/

foothills — noun

  • foothillssingular
  • foothillsesplural

1. A line of lower hills lying below and before a higher mountain range.

1.名詞B2
釋義

A line of lower hills lying below and before a higher mountain range.

例句

Reema's grandparents keep apple trees in the foothills east of the city.

in the foothills — common location pattern

Mist hung over the foothills while the snow peaks shone in morning sun.

同義詞
  • hills

    more general and does not show a link to nearby high mountains

  • uplands

    broader high country, often used for larger raised areas rather than the first low hills near mountains

  • slopes

    focuses on the sides of a hill or mountain, not the separate belt of lower hills in front

  • hill country

    describes a region of rolling hills but does not necessarily suggest a mountain range nearby

反義詞
  • peaks

    the highest pointed tops of mountains rather than the lower hills below them

  • lowlands

    flat or lower ground instead of rising hills

文法句型

the foothills of + mountain range/place

in/through/across + the foothills

用法筆記

Usually used in the plural for the stretch of smaller hills before the main mountains begin. It often appears with of to name the range, or with in and through when describing travel and where people live.

常見錯誤

❌The village lies in the mountain foothills area.
✅The village lies in the foothills.
💡'foothills' already includes the idea of low hills below mountains, so extra nouns sound repetitive.