argillic
argillic — 形容詞
- argillicpositive
- more argilliccomparative
- most argillicsuperlative
1. describes earth material — such as a soil layer, sediment, or rock — that contai
黏質的
含大量黏土的（地質、土壤）
describes earth material — such as a soil layer, sediment, or rock — that contains a large amount of clay.
Below the topsoil, Dr. Sato found a dense, reddish-brown argillic layer packed with fine clay.
在表土下方，佐藤博士發現了一層緻密紅棕色的黏質土層，充滿了細緻的黏土。
collocation: argillic layer; clay properties: dense, reddish-brown
Amelia's wheat field in Nebraska has an argillic horizon, so the soil stays moist long after the rain stops.
Amelia 在內布拉斯加州的小麥田具有黏化層，因此雨停後土壤仍能長時間保持濕潤。
collocation: argillic horizon (standard soil-science term)
The argillic soil felt sticky after the rain and cracked into deep blocks as it dried.
雨後，這片黏質土壤踩起來很黏，乾了之後又裂成深塊。
Dario grows rice on argillic soil because the dense clay holds onto fertilizer and releases it slowly to the roots.
Dario 在黏質土壤上種植水稻，因為緻密的黏土能夠抓住肥料並緩慢釋放給根部。
Folake rubbed the argillic river sediment; its smooth, greasy feel meant high clay content.
Folake 搓揉河邊的黏質沉積物；其光滑油膩的觸感顯示黏土含量很高。
- clayey
an everyday word for soil that feels like clay; less formal and less precise than 'argillic'.
- argillaceous
a close synonym used mostly in geology; even more technical and less frequent than 'argillic'.
- sandy
describes soil or rock with a high sand content, the opposite of clay-rich material.
用法筆記
Primarily used in technical descriptions of soil profiles and sedimentary rock. The most common fixed expression is 'argillic horizon', which names a specific layer in soil classification systems.