monoculture
/ˈmɒnəkʌltʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɑːnəkʌltʃər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmä-nə-ˌkəl-chər/ (ame, mw)
monoculture — 名詞
- monoculturesingular
- monoculturesplural
1. a way of farming that keeps the same crop, or just one kind of livestock, on the
單一耕作
同地長期只種或只養一種
a way of farming that keeps the same crop, or just one kind of livestock, on the same land instead of mixing different ones
Wei's family switched from monoculture to mixed farming after insects ruined the corn.
蟲害毀了玉米後，Wei 家改從單一耕作轉成混合農業。
switch from monoculture to mixed farming
A government loan encouraged monoculture, so every hillside near Chiayi grew tea.
一筆政府貸款助長了單一耕作，因此嘉義附近的每個山坡都種起茶來。
encourage monoculture in a region
The farm's monoculture made the soil weaker after ten years of soybeans.
那座農場長年只種黃豆的單一耕作，讓土壤愈來愈弱。
Kofi warned that monoculture leaves banana growers exposed when one disease spreads.
Kofi 警告說，單一耕作會讓香蕉農在單一病害蔓延時特別脆弱。
- single-crop farming
states the crop-focused idea more directly
- single-species farming
broader term that also fits animals or trees
- specialized farming
wider term that does not always mean only one crop
- crop rotation
changes what is grown on the same land over time
- mixed farming
combines different crops or animals
- polyculture
grows several species together instead of one
文法句型
switch from/to + monoculture
practice + monoculture
monoculture of + crop/livestock
用法筆記
Usually describes a long-term farming system or policy, not a single day's planting choice. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 names the practice, while sense 2 names the field or population produced by that practice.
常見錯誤
2. an area of land, plantation, or living population made up almost entirely of one
單作區
幾乎只剩單一物種的區域
an area of land, plantation, or living population made up almost entirely of one crop or one kind of organism
From the train, Nadia saw a dark green monoculture stretching beyond the river.
從火車上看去，Nadia 望見一片深綠色的單作區一路延伸到河那頭。
a visible monoculture landscape
After the forest was cleared, the new pine monoculture dried the stream each summer.
森林被砍掉後，新形成的松樹單作區每到夏天都讓溪水變少。
pine monoculture in ecology
The island's coconut monoculture looked tidy, but almost no birds nested there.
島上的椰子單作區看起來整整齊齊，但幾乎沒有鳥在那裡築巢。
Scientists compared insect numbers in the rice monoculture and the nearby wetland.
科學家比較了稻作單作區與附近濕地中的昆蟲數量。
- plantation
close only when one commercial crop covers the land
- single-species stand
more technical and especially common in forestry
- mixed woodland
contains different kinds of trees rather than one dominant species
- diverse habitat
stresses biological variety instead of uniformity
文法句型
a + crop/tree + monoculture
create + a monoculture
compare + one monoculture + with + another habitat
用法筆記
Often appears with the name of the crop, tree, or species before it, especially in ecology and forestry writing. Unlike sense 1, this sense points to the actual field, stand, or biological population rather than the farming method itself.
3. a social pattern in which people across many places end up sharing almost the sa
單一文化
各地都很像、差異變少的文化
a social pattern in which people across many places end up sharing almost the same tastes, habits, or ideas, with little local difference left
The critic said streaming apps were turning teen music into a global monoculture.
那位評論者說，串流平台正把青少年音樂推向全球性的單一文化。
turn X into a monoculture
Adina worries that chain cafes create a monoculture in old shopping streets.
Adina 擔心連鎖咖啡店正在老商店街裡製造出單一文化。
create a monoculture in + place
School trips helped the students question the monoculture shown in most travel ads.
校外教學讓學生開始質疑多數旅遊廣告展現出的那種單一文化。
A city can feel like a monoculture when every bookstore sells the same bestsellers.
如果每家書店都賣一樣的暢銷書，一座城市就可能讓人覺得像單一文化。
- uniform culture
plain description with little negative force
- cultural sameness
emphasizes the loss of differences
- homogeneity
more formal and abstract than monoculture
- diversity
general term for variety across groups or places
- pluralism
stresses different values or traditions living side by side
- local character
focuses on the features that make one place distinct
文法句型
create + a monoculture
turn + place/industry + into + a monoculture
a monoculture in + society/industry/place
用法筆記
This sense is a figurative extension from farming and is common in discussions of media, business, or urban life. It often suggests concern that local character or variety is being pushed aside.