clear-cut
/ˌklɪə ˈkʌt/ (bre, ipa) · [klˈɪrkˌʌt] /ˌklɪr ˈkʌt/ (ame, ipa) · [klˈɪrkˌʌt] /ˈklir-ˈkət How to pronounce clear-cut (audio)/ (ame, mw)
clear-cut — 形容詞
1. so plain and certain that no extra proof or explanation seems necessary.
明確
界線清楚，毫無疑問
so plain and certain that no extra proof or explanation seems necessary.
The judge gave a clear-cut answer after hearing both witnesses.
法官在聽完兩名證人的說法後，給了明確的答覆。
a clear-cut answer after evidence is heard
Elena saw the budget problem as a clear-cut case of overspending.
Elena 把這個預算問題看成超支的明確案例。
a clear-cut case of something
With the map and street signs, the route looked clear-cut to Kenji.
有了地圖和路標後，這條路線對 Kenji 來說就很明確。
The video showed clear-cut evidence that the wallet never left the desk.
那段影片顯示了明確的證據，證明錢包從未離開桌面。
- obvious
more everyday and less focused on a sharp boundary or final certainty
- definite
stresses certainty, especially in decisions or plans
- unambiguous
more formal and often used for wording or evidence with only one reading
文法句型
a clear-cut + noun
be clear-cut
用法筆記
Often modifies words such as answer, case, evidence, result, and victory. It points to certainty or a sharp dividing line, not to a person's honest speaking style.
常見錯誤
clear-cut — 名詞
1. an area of woodland left bare after every tree there has been cut down.
皆伐區
樹木全被砍光的林地
an area of woodland left bare after every tree there has been cut down.
From the hill, Bao could see a fresh clear-cut beside the river.
Bao 從山坡上就能看見河邊一片新的皆伐區。
a fresh clear-cut beside a landmark
Birdsong vanished after machines opened a wide clear-cut behind the village.
機器在村後開出大片皆伐區後，鳥鳴聲就消失了。
Researchers counted new weeds spreading across the clear-cut by spring.
到了春天，研究人員統計皆伐區裡蔓延的新雜草。
The trail skirted a muddy clear-cut where stumps still smoked.
那條步道繞過一片泥濘的皆伐區，那裡的樹樁還在冒煙。
- logged area
broader and not always total tree removal
- stump field
informal and focused on the stumps left behind
- woodland
an area still covered with trees
- standing forest
forest that remains uncut
文法句型
a clear-cut
in/near a clear-cut
用法筆記
Mostly appears in forestry, environmental reporting, and local news about logging. It names the treeless patch itself, not the act of removing the trees.
常見錯誤
clear-cut — 動詞
- clear-cutpresent simple I / you / we / they
- clear-cuts3rd person singular
- clear-cutting-ing form
- clear-cuttedpast simple
1. to remove every tree from a forested area in a single logging operation.
皆伐
把某片森林全部砍光
to remove every tree from a forested area in a single logging operation.
The company plans to clear-cut the hillside before building the mine.
那家公司計畫在興建礦場前，先把山坡整片皆伐。
clear-cut + hillside/area
Villagers begged officials not to clear-cut the pine forest near school.
村民懇求官員不要皆伐學校附近的松林。
Loggers clear-cut the valley, leaving only tracks and broken branches.
伐木工把整個山谷皆伐後，只留下車痕和斷枝。
New rules ban farmers from clear-cutting land beside the mountain stream.
新規定禁止農民在山溪旁皆伐土地。
文法句型
clear-cut + forest/valley/hillside
clear-cutting + land
用法筆記
The object is normally a wooded area such as a forest, slope, or valley, not a single tree. The verb often appears in discussions of logging policy, mining, and conservation.