tillable

IPA/ˈtɪl.ə.bəl/
IPA/ˈtɪl.ə.bəl/

tillable — adjective

  • tillablepositive
  • more tillablecomparative
  • most tillablesuperlative

1. describing land that can be worked with farm tools and made ready for planting c

1.形容詞C2
釋義

describing land that can be worked with farm tools and made ready for planting crops

例句

Lara checked whether the hillside plot was tillable before buying the farm.

predicative: be + tillable

After the stones were cleared, Asher turned the rough field into tillable ground.

turn into tillable ground

同義詞
  • arable

    Very close in meaning, but often broader about land being suitable for crops, not specifically the work of turning the soil.

  • cultivable

    More formal and common in technical or agricultural writing.

  • ploughable

    More specific to being able to be turned with a plough.

反義詞
  • rocky

    Describes ground that has too many stones to be worked easily.

  • barren

    Describes land that cannot support useful crop growth.

文法句型

tillable land

tillable soil

be tillable

make land tillable

用法筆記

Most often appears with words like land, soil, ground, and acreage in farming discussions. Distinguish from tilled, which describes land that has already been worked; tillable only says the ground is capable of being worked.

常見錯誤

❌The field is tilled, so we can start preparing it next week.
✅The field is tillable, so we can start preparing it next week.
💡'tillable' means the land can be worked; 'tilled' means someone has already done that work.
❌This valley is tillable, so the harvest is always excellent.
✅This valley is fertile, so the harvest is always excellent.
💡'tillable' says the ground can be worked for crops; 'fertile' says it grows especially well.