skep

/skep/ (bre, ipa) · /skep/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈskep/ (ame, mw)

skep — noun

  • skepsingular
  • skepsplural

1. a traditional domed container for bees, hand-woven from dried plant stalks or th

1.名詞C1
釋義

a traditional domed container for bees, hand-woven from dried plant stalks or thin twigs, used before the invention of modern box hives

例句

Old Tom kept three straw skeps behind the stone wall at the farm.

collocation: straw skep

The museum displayed a weathered skep that once held a busy colony.

同義詞
  • beehive

    broader term covering any container for a bee colony, from ancient skeps to modern wooden boxes

  • hive

    shorter synonym of beehive; equally broad and far more common in everyday speech

用法筆記

A skep is a traditional domed beehive woven from plant material, distinct from the rectangular wooden box hives used in modern beekeeping. The word appears mainly in historical writing, museum descriptions, or discussions of heritage crafts.

常見錯誤

❌The beekeeper checked each skep in the row of modern white boxes.
✅The beekeeper checked each hive in the row of modern white boxes.
💡A skep is specifically an old-style woven-straw beehive; modern box hives are not skeps.