moorland

/ˈmɔːlənd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmʊrlənd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmu̇r-lənd -ˌland/ (ame, mw)

moorland — noun

  • moorlandsingular
  • moorlandsplural

1. a broad area of open wild land, often on high ground, with poor wet soil and low

1.名詞C1
釋義

a broad area of open wild land, often on high ground, with poor wet soil and low plants such as heather

例句

Jin and his father walked across the moorland before sunrise.

walk across + moorland

A cold wind swept over the moorland behind the stone village.

swept over + moorland

同義詞
  • moor

    very close in meaning, often slightly shorter and more literary in tone

  • heathland

    usually drier and more defined by heather and low shrubs

  • upland

    broader term for high ground, without the same vegetation sense

反義詞
  • farmland

    cultivated land used for crops or animals, not rough wild ground

文法句型

moorland

an area of moorland

用法筆記

More common in British English and in descriptions of wide stretches of rough countryside than of one small patch of land.

常見錯誤

❌We had our picnic on the moorland in the city park.
✅We had our picnic on the grass in the city park.
💡Moorland refers to large wild open country, not an ordinary park lawn.
❌The swamp beside the river is pure moorland.
✅The wet ground on the moorland became muddy after the rain.
💡Moorland can be damp, but it is not the same as a swamp with standing water everywhere.