heathland

IPA/ˈhiːθlənd/
IPA/ˈhiːθlænd/

heathland — 名詞

  • heathlandsingular
  • heathlandsplural

1. a wide area of wild, open countryside with poor, sandy soil, where low bushes, r

1.名詞B2
釋義

石楠荒野

長滿低矮灌木的貧瘠荒地

a wide area of wild, open countryside with poor, sandy soil, where low bushes, rough grasses, and plants that tolerate dry conditions — such as heather and gorse — grow naturally, without crops or many trees

例句

Ayana and her father hiked the heathland one morning, following a path through the heather.

Ayana 和她的父親在一個寒冷的早晨徒步穿越石楠荒野，沿著一條狹窄的小路走過石楠叢。

hike + across + heathland (hike the heathland)

Parts of English heathland were lost to farming and tree-planting over the past century.

英格蘭的石楠荒野有一部分在過去一個世紀裡因農業開發和植樹造林而消失。

passive: were lost to [cause]

常見搭配
  • heathland landscape
  • heathland habitat
  • heathland area
  • heathland walk
  • heathland vegetation
同義詞
  • heath

    narrower in meaning; heath is the traditional British term for this landscape, while heathland is a more general or descriptive version

  • moorland

    refers to a wetter, hillier type of open countryside, common in northern England and Scotland, often with peat bogs rather than sandy soil

  • scrubland

    a broader term for any area of stunted bushes and rough vegetation, not limited to sandy or temperate climates

反義詞
  • farmland

    cultivated land used for growing crops or keeping animals, the opposite of wild, uncultivated heathland

  • forest

    dense tree-covered land, contrasting with the open, treeless character of heathland

用法筆記

Frequently occurs in British English geographic descriptions. Unlike 'moor' or 'moorland', which suggest a wetter, northern climate, heathland typically describes drier, lowland areas with sandy soils.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • heathland landscape
  • heathland area
  • heathland habitat
  • heathland walk

常用片語

  • areas of heathland
  • stretches of heathland
  • heathland and woodland

介系詞搭配

  • across the heathland
  • on the heathland
  • in the heathland