cloud forest

IPA/ˈklaʊd fɒrɪst/
IPA/ˈklaʊd fɔːrɪst/

cloud forest — 名詞

1. a forest on a tropical or subtropical mountain, typically 1,000 to 2,500 metres

1.名詞B2
釋義

雲霧林

雲霧終年籠罩的高山森林

a forest on a tropical or subtropical mountain, typically 1,000 to 2,500 metres above sea level, where cloud cover hangs at tree-top height year-round and the constant moisture allows ferns, mosses, and orchids to grow on trunks and branches

例句

Yan took photographs of the bright green moss covering every branch in the cloud forest.

Yan 在雲霧林中拍下了每根樹枝上覆蓋的亮綠色苔蘚。

cloud forest as a location for photography / ecotourism

The trail through the cloud forest was muddy from mist that never seemed to lift.

穿越雲霧林的小徑因霧氣而泥濘不堪，那片霧似乎從未散去。

常見搭配
  • cloud forest ecosystem
  • cloud forest species
  • cloud forest conservation
  • cloud forest zone
  • mountain cloud forest
同義詞
  • montane cloud forest

    the full scientific term for this ecosystem, often used in ecology papers

  • tropical forest

    broader term — covers all forests near the equator, not just those in clouds

反義詞
  • rainforest

    different ecosystem — receives more rainfall from above than moisture from clouds; grows at lower elevations

文法句型

a/the cloud forest

cloud forests (plural)

用法筆記

The term 'cloud forest' appears in both travel writing (describing a misty, mossy habitat) and ecology textbooks (emphasising altitude, epiphytes, and persistent cloud cover even in the dry season).

常見錯誤

A cloud-forest is very wet.
A cloud forest is very wet.
Do not hyphenate this noun; it is an open compound.
Cloud forests only exist in South America.
Cloud forests exist in tropical regions worldwide, including Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central America.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • cloud forest ecosystem
  • cloud forest habitat
  • cloud forest species
  • cloud forest canopy
  • cloud forest conservation

常用片語

  • tropical cloud forest
  • mountain cloud forest
  • lowland cloud forest
  • montane cloud forest

介系詞搭配

  • in a/the cloud forest
  • through the cloud forest
  • above the cloud forest
  • below the cloud forest