uncultivable

/ˌʌnˈkʌl.tɪ.və.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnˈkʌl.tə.və.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈkəl-tə-və-bəl How to pronounce uncultivable (audio)/ (ame, mw)

uncultivable — adjective

  • uncultivablepositive
  • more uncultivablecomparative
  • most uncultivablesuperlative

1. so poor, dry, steep, or damaged that farmers cannot grow crops on it

1.形容詞C1
釋義

so poor, dry, steep, or damaged that farmers cannot grow crops on it

例句

After years of drought, the rocky fields became uncultivable.

become + uncultivable after environmental damage

Heavy salt water left the village gardens uncultivable for seasons.

leave + place + uncultivable

同義詞
  • barren

    broader and more descriptive, often stressing emptiness as well as poor growing conditions

  • infertile

    focuses on soil that does not produce well, even if people still try to farm it

  • unfarmable

    more informal and practical, stressing that farming cannot be carried out there

反義詞
  • arable

    suitable for growing crops

  • fertile

    able to produce healthy crops well

文法句型

uncultivable land

become uncultivable

remain uncultivable because of [condition]

用法筆記

Usually describes land, soil, or fields rather than people or ordinary objects. It is common after verbs such as become, remain, and leave when drought, salt, rock, pollution, or similar damage makes farming impossible.

常見錯誤

❌The road became uncultivable after the storm.
✅The fields became uncultivable after the storm.
💡'Uncultivable' is used for land that could be farmed, not for roads or buildings.