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。
clay properties: sticky when wet, cracks when dry
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。
clay property: holds onto fertilizer and releases it slowly
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。
sensory clue: smooth and greasy feel = high clay content
- argillic horizon
- argillic layer
- argillic soil
- argillic deposit
- argillic material
- 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.
同根字
- argillaceous形容詞C2
- argil名詞
- clay名詞A2