encampment

/ɪnˈkæmpmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈkæmpmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈkamp-mənt en-/ (ame, mw)

encampment — 名詞

  • encampmentsingular
  • encampmentsplural

1. a temporary area of tents or simple shelters where a group stays together, espec

1.名詞C2
釋義

營地

一群人暫住的臨時帳棚區

a temporary area of tents or simple shelters where a group stays together, especially soldiers, refugees, or protesters

例句

Aid workers built an encampment of white tents beside the ruined school.

救援人員在毀壞的學校旁搭起一處白色帳棚的臨時營地。

encampment of tents beside + place

From the hill, Yuki could see the army encampment near the river.

Yuki 從山上看得見河邊的軍隊營地。

同義詞
  • camp

    the general everyday word for a place where people stay in tents

  • campsite

    usually means the specific place chosen for camping, often on a smaller scale

  • settlement

    broader and can be permanent, so it is less specific than encampment

文法句型

an encampment of tents

a military encampment near a town

用法筆記

Usually refers to the physical camp area itself. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the act or period of staying in camp.

常見錯誤

❌We booked an encampment for three nights online.
✅We booked a campsite for three nights online.
💡'encampment' usually means a larger temporary camp, not a paid camping spot.

2. the period when people are camped in one place, or the practice of staying in a

2.名詞C2
釋義

紮營；駐紮

在戶外設營停留的行為或期間

the period when people are camped in one place, or the practice of staying in a temporary camp

例句

During the summer encampment, the scouts cooked every meal over fires.

在夏季紮營期間，童軍每一餐都用火來煮。

during + encampment for period in camp

Heavy rain made the army's winter encampment far harder than expected.

大雨讓軍隊冬季的駐紮比預期困難得多。

同義詞
  • camping

    more everyday and often suggests leisure rather than military or emergency use

  • stationing

    fits military settings better and focuses on where forces are placed

  • occupation

    usually implies taking and holding a place by force, unlike neutral encampment

文法句型

during encampment

months of encampment

用法筆記

Used for the experience or duration of staying in camp, not for the camp area itself. It often appears after words like during, long, or months of.

常見錯誤

❌The encampment was beside the bridge.
✅The camp was beside the bridge.
💡this sense refers to the period or practice of staying in camp, not the physical place.