homestead
/ˈhəʊmsted/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈomstˌɛd] /ˈhəʊmsted/ (ame, ipa) · [hˈomstˌɛd] /ˈhōm-ˌsted -stid/ (ame, mw) · /ˈhəʊm.sted/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈomstˌɛd] /ˈhoʊm.sted/ (ame, ipa)
homestead — 名詞
- homesteadsingular
- homesteadsplural
1. A property consisting of a house together with the fields, barns, and other land
農莊；家園
包括房屋及周圍田地的農場
A property consisting of a house together with the fields, barns, and other land around it, typically used for farming and raising animals.
The old homestead had a farmhouse, a barn, and thirty acres of wheat fields.
這座老農莊有一座農舍、一個穀倉和三十英畝麥田。
collocation: old homestead / family homestead
After her grandfather died, Mei-Lin returned to the family homestead in rural Vermont.
祖父過世後，Mei-Lin 回到她位於佛蒙特州鄉下的家族農莊。
Kwame bought a small homestead outside the city where he keeps goats and chickens.
Kwame 在城外買了一座小農莊，在那裡養山羊和雞。
The photograph showed the homestead as it looked in 1920, with cattle grazing near the house.
照片中的農莊是1920年的模樣，牛群在屋旁吃草。
Yael showed the children how the homestead grew from a cabin into a busy farm.
Yael 向孩子們展示這座農莊如何從一間小木屋發展成繁忙的農場。
- farm
the general term for land used for agriculture; homestead emphasizes the house as the family home
- farmstead
focuses on the farmhouse and nearby outbuildings more than the total acreage
- smallholding
a small farm, especially in British English; homestead is more common in American English
常見錯誤
2. In US history, a piece of public land that the federal government gave to a pers
開墾地；公地
美國政府提供開墾的公有土地
In US history, a piece of public land that the federal government gave to a person who agreed to live on it, build a home, and farm it for a set number of years in order to own it.
Under the Homestead Act of 1862, settlers could claim a homestead of up to 160 acres.
根據1862年的《宅地法》，開墾者可以申請多達160英畝的開墾地。
collocation: claim a homestead
Lucia's great-grandparents built their homestead on the Nebraska prairie in the 1870s.
Lucia 的曾祖父母在1870年代於內布拉斯加大草原建立了他們的開墾地。
Many families travelled west to claim a homestead during the great land rush.
在土地拓荒時期，許多家庭向西遷移，申請一塊開墾地。
The museum displays old documents showing how people applied for a government homestead.
博物館展示的舊文件記錄了人們如何申請政府的開墾地。
Shoshana found 1880s land records that listed every homestead claim in the county.
Shoshana 找到了1880年代的土地記錄，列出該郡每一筆開墾地申請。
- land grant
a broader term for any government gift of land; a homestead was a specific type of land grant under the Homestead Act
用法筆記
This sense always refers to the historical US Homestead Act period (1862–1976 in most areas). It is not used for modern land purchases or government land programs in other countries.
常見錯誤
homestead — 動詞
- homesteadpresent simple I / you / we / they
- homesteads3rd person singular
- homesteading-ing form
- homesteadedpast simple
1. In US history, to take possession of public land from the government, build a ho
開墾；拓墾
在政府提供的公有土地上開墾定居
In US history, to take possession of public land from the government, build a home on it, and farm it according to the requirements of the Homestead Act in order to gain full ownership of it.
Omar's ancestors homesteaded a plot of land in Kansas after leaving Ireland.
Omar 的祖先在離開愛爾蘭後，於堪薩斯州開墾了一塊公地。
transitive: homestead + plot/land/area
Deepak and Clara homesteaded a quarter-section of land in the Dakota Territory.
Deepak 和 Clara 在達科他領地開墾了一塊四分之一平方英里的土地。
Thousands of families homesteaded in the Great Plains during the late 1800s.
在1800年代末期，數以千計的家庭在大平原區開墾公地。
After five years on the land, the family could finally say they had homesteaded it.
在土地上住了五年後，這個家庭終於可以說他們已經完成了開墾定居。
After the Civil War, many soldiers headed west to homestead in new territories.
內戰結束後，許多士兵前往西部，在新領地開墾定居。
- settle
a broader term meaning to begin living in a new area; homestead adds the specific legal process of claiming government land and farming it
文法句型
homestead + land/area
homestead in + place
用法筆記
Almost always used in past-tense or historical contexts. The transitive form takes the land as the direct object; the intransitive form is followed by 'in' plus a region or territory.