fig tree

fig tree — 名詞

1. A tree that grows in warm parts of the world, producing a soft, sweet fruit call

1.名詞A2
釋義

無花果樹

能結出無花果的喬木

A tree that grows in warm parts of the world, producing a soft, sweet fruit called a fig. It has large, broad leaves and a spreading shape, and is often planted in gardens or on farmland.

例句

Arjun picked fresh figs from the old fig tree in his grandmother's garden.

Arjun 從祖母花園裡的老無花果樹上摘下新鮮的無花果。

collocation: old fig tree / pick figs from a fig tree

The fig tree near our house gives more fruit than the whole street can eat.

我們家附近的無花果樹結的果實多到整條街的人都吃不完。

article: the fig tree + prepositional phrase 'near [place]'

文法句型

a/the fig tree

fig tree as subject or object

用法筆記

Fig tree is a countable noun. The fruit itself is simply called 'fig' — do not use 'fig tree' to refer to the fruit.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a fig tree for breakfast.
✅I ate a fig for breakfast.
💡'fig tree' is the tree; the fruit is called 'fig'.