verdure

/ˈvɜːdʒə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈvɜːrdʒər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈvər-jər How to pronounce verdure (audio) also -dyər/ (ame, mw)

verdure — noun

1. the fresh green color and thick plant growth seen across a healthy landscape, es

1.名詞C2
釋義

the fresh green color and thick plant growth seen across a healthy landscape, especially in formal or literary description.

例句

August rain restored verdure to the rice fields outside Tainan.

verdure + to [landscape] after rain

From the ferry, Kevin watched verdure spread over the cliffs of Jeju.

同義詞
  • greenery

    more everyday; often refers to visible plants in a place or display

  • foliage

    focuses more narrowly on leaves rather than the whole green scene

  • vegetation

    broader and more scientific; used for plant cover in ecology or geography

反義詞
  • barrenness

    the state of having little or no plant life

  • aridity

    dryness that prevents rich green growth

文法句型

the verdure of [place]

mass noun in descriptive writing

用法筆記

Mostly found in literary, formal, or travel-style writing about a whole scene, not everyday conversation. It usually describes the green look of a landscape rather than one individual plant.

常見錯誤

❌The park has many verdure in spring.
✅The park has a lot of verdure in spring.
💡'verdure' is uncountable and has no plural form.
❌She admired the verdure of one rose.
✅She admired the rose's bright green leaves.
💡'verdure' normally describes the green plant life of a wider scene, not a single flower.