foliage
foliage — 名詞
1. the green leaves that grow on trees, bushes, and other plants, considered togeth
葉子；枝葉
植物或樹木的葉片
the green leaves that grow on trees, bushes, and other plants, considered together as a group.
Zara watched the autumn foliage drift down from the tall oak tree.
Zara 看著秋天的葉子從高大的橡樹上飄落下來。
autumn foliage — leaves in fall colours
The thick foliage of the rainforest blocked most of the sunlight.
雨林濃密的枝葉擋住了大部分的陽光。
thick foliage — dense leaf cover
Mariana trimmed the overgrown foliage along the front path of the house.
Mariana 修剪了房屋前小徑兩旁過度生長的枝葉。
Wen took a photo of the bright red maple foliage during the trip to Kyoto.
Wen 在京都旅行時，拍了紅色的楓葉照片。
red maple foliage — describing leaf colour
Elena brushed aside the wet foliage to find the hidden garden gate.
Elena 撥開濕漉漉的枝葉，找到了隱藏的花園小門。
- thick foliage
- dense foliage
- autumn foliage
- green foliage
- overgrown foliage
- foliage colour
- leaves
everyday word; foliage is more formal and collective
- greenery
focuses on greenness and lushness; less precise botanically
- vegetation
broader — includes all plant life, not just leaves
用法筆記
Foliage is an uncountable noun — you cannot say 'a foliage' or 'foliages'. Instead, refer to 'a leaf' for a single unit.
常見錯誤
2. a carved, painted, or moulded design of leaves, flowers, and branches used as de
葉飾
建築裝飾中的葉片圖案
a carved, painted, or moulded design of leaves, flowers, and branches used as decoration on buildings and other structures.
The old church had beautiful stone foliage carved around its main doorway.
這座古老教堂的主入口周圍雕刻著美麗的石製葉飾。
stone foliage — carved leaf ornament in architecture
Boris studied the gold-painted foliage on the columns of the temple.
Boris 仔細觀察寺廟柱子上鍍金的葉飾。
The ceiling was decorated with carved foliage and small flowers in plaster.
天花板上裝飾著石膏雕刻的葉飾和小花。
carved foliage — material + technique
Valentina noticed the intricate foliage patterns above the library windows.
Valentina 注意到圖書館窗戶上方複雜精細的葉飾圖案。
Umar admired the wrought-iron foliage on the gate of the old mansion.
Umar 欣賞了舊宅大門上鍛鐵打造的葉飾。
wrought-iron foliage — metalwork as decoration
- carved foliage
- stone foliage
- painted foliage
- intricate foliage
- wrought-iron foliage
- foliage pattern
- foliage decoration
- ornamentation
broader — any decorative detail, not only leaf-shaped
- leafwork
more specific term for leaf-shaped ornaments in architecture
- filigree
different technique — delicate metalwork, not necessarily leaf-shaped
用法筆記
This sense is specific to architecture and decorative arts. It refers to an artistic representation of plant forms, not real leaves.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- foliage colour
- foliage plant
- foliage season
常用片語
- dense foliage
- thick foliage
- autumn foliage
- overgrown foliage
- green foliage
- carved foliage
- stone foliage
介系詞搭配
- in the foliage
- through the foliage
- with foliage