brown-water
brown-water — 名詞
1. A stretch of river, estuary, or coastal water that appears dark or muddy because
褐水
因泥沙或植物染成褐色的水道
A stretch of river, estuary, or coastal water that appears dark or muddy because of silt, dissolved plant material (tannins), or pollution carried in the flow.
The river pilot showed Hamza where the brown-water channel began near the old mill.
領航員向 Hamza 指出老磨坊附近褐水河道的起點。
Gabriela traced the brown-water route on her map through the flooded mangrove forest.
Gabriela 在地圖上沿著紅樹林沼澤標出褐水航線。
brown-water + route / channel collocation
After the dam broke, brown-water spread across Hoa's rice fields for two weeks.
水壩潰堤後，褐水蔓延到 Hoa 的稻田裡長達兩週。
Abigail took a water sample from the brown-water stream behind the paper mill.
Abigail 從造紙廠後方的褐水溪流中取了水樣。
The old fisherman knew every twist of the brown-water creek by the smell alone.
老漁夫光靠氣味就能認出褐水小溪的每一道彎。
- murky water
highlights the appearance without specifying the cause
- turbid water
more technical, often used in hydrology reports
- silt-laden water
narrows the cause specifically to suspended sediment
- blue water
clear open sea, the opposite category in nautical terminology
- clear water
general antonym emphasising visibility
文法句型
brown-water + noun
用法筆記
Often contrasted with blue water (the open ocean). Brown water specifically refers to rivers, estuaries, and coastal stretches affected by suspended sediment or organic tannins.
常見錯誤
brown-water — 形容詞
1. Connected with or designed for use in rivers, estuaries, and coastal zones where
褐水的
與褐色水域有關的
Connected with or designed for use in rivers, estuaries, and coastal zones where the water is murky or discoloured by sediment or organic matter — often describing naval vessels, patrols, or ecosystems that operate in such environments.
The navy deployed a brown-water patrol boat to monitor the river at night.
海軍派遣一艘褐水巡邏艇在夜間監視這條河流。
brown-water + patrol boat collocation (military context)
Sofie conducted her doctoral fieldwork on brown-water ecosystems in the Mekong Delta.
Sofie 在湄公河三角洲進行褐水生態系統的博士田野調查。
Baraka trained for brown-water operations in the shallow delta channels near the coast.
Baraka 在海岸附近的淺水三角洲水道接受了褐水作戰訓練。
Jiwoo compared brown-water shipping costs with blue-water routes for her logistics report.
Jiwoo 在她的物流報告中比較了褐水航運與藍水航線的成本。
The brown-water barge carried construction supplies upriver to the mining camp.
這艘褐水駁船將建築物資運往上游的礦區。
- riverine
formal term specifically for rivers, without the turbidity implication
- inland-water
broader category covering lakes and canals as well as rivers
- blue-water
pertaining to the open ocean rather than coastal or inland waters
- deep-sea
emphasises the offshore, deep environment
文法句型
brown-water + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — used before a noun (brown-water navy, brown-water patrol). Does not appear predicatively (*The water is brown-water). Distinguish from the noun sense (a stretch of brown water) where no hyphen may be used.