flatland

/ˈflat-ˌland/ (ame, mw)

flatland — 名詞

1. a broad area of country where the ground stays level, with few hills or mountain

1.名詞C1
釋義

平地

地勢平坦、少丘陵的大片土地

a broad area of country where the ground stays level, with few hills or mountains

例句

From the train, Mira saw flatland stretching to the edge of the sky.

從火車上，Mira 看見平地一路延伸到天邊。

flatland stretching across a wide view

Rice grows well on the flatland beside the slow brown river.

稻米在那條緩慢褐色河流旁的平地長得很好。

agriculture on level land

同義詞
  • plain

    the closest general word and more common in geography

  • lowland

    adds the idea that the land lies lower than nearby higher ground

  • prairie

    much narrower and usually suggests North American grassland

反義詞
  • highlands

    refers to land that is high and often hilly or mountainous

  • uplands

    emphasizes land above the surrounding lower ground

文法句型

across the flatland

coastal flatland

flatland beside [river]

用法筆記

Often used in geography or travel writing for a wide level region. It usually refers to a broad area, not to one small patch of ground.