arable
/ˈærəbl/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈærəbəl] /ˈærəbl/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈærəbəl] /ˈa-rə-bəl ˈer-ə-/ (ame, mw)
arable — 形容詞
- arablepositive
- more arablecomparative
- most arablesuperlative
1. Describing land that farmers can plough and plant with crops.
可耕的
適合種作物的土地
Describing land that farmers can plough and plant with crops.
Yan rented arable land outside Tainan to grow peanuts and sweet corn.
Yan 在台南郊外租了一塊可耕地來種花生和甜玉米。
collocation: arable land
After the river was redirected, the dry plain became arable again.
河道改道後，那片乾燥的平原又變得適合耕種了。
become + arable
Henrik's grandparents sold their arable fields when they retired from farming.
Henrik 的祖父母退休務農時，把自家的可耕田賣掉了。
Only the valley floor is arable; the hills are too rocky.
只有山谷底部的土地可耕，山坡太多石頭。
Niran checked which parts of the farm were arable before buying seed.
Niran 在買種子前，先查看農場哪些地方可耕。
- cultivable
Very close in meaning, but more formal and more common in technical writing.
- tillable
Emphasises that the ground can be worked by farming tools.
- fertile
Goes further by suggesting rich soil and strong crop growth, not just suitability.
文法句型
arable land
arable soil
become arable
用法筆記
Most often modifies words such as land, soil, and field. It tells you that crops can be grown there, but it does not by itself say the soil is especially rich; fertile suggests stronger natural growing power.
常見錯誤
arable — 名詞
1. Land used to raise crops, especially when contrasted with pasture or woodland.
耕地
可用來種作物的土地
Land used to raise crops, especially when contrasted with pasture or woodland.
The estate includes two hundred hectares of arable beside the river.
這座莊園在河邊有兩百公頃耕地。
measure + of arable
After the sale, the family kept only a small strip of arable.
賣掉部分土地後，這家人只留下了一小條耕地。
Tunde turned rough pasture into arable over five careful seasons.
Tunde 花了五個耕作季，把原本的牧地改成耕地。
Most of the island is forest, with very little arable in the north.
這座島大多是森林，北部幾乎沒有耕地。
Local farmers pay more rent for arable than for sheep pasture.
當地農民租耕地的租金比羊牧場更高。
- cropland
A direct modern term for land used to grow crops.
- farmland
Broader, because it can include grazing land and farm buildings as well.
- cultivated land
A more descriptive phrase often used in reports or comparisons.
文法句型
hectares of arable
little arable
turn something into arable
用法筆記
Usually appears in farming reports, land sales, and statistics, especially after figures such as hectares or amount words like much and little. Distinguish from the adjective sense, which describes a following noun such as land or soil.