montane

montane — 形容詞

1. growing in or belonging to the cool, high zones on the sides of mountains, just

1.形容詞C2
釋義

山地的

生長於山坡冷涼林帶的

growing in or belonging to the cool, high zones on the sides of mountains, just below where trees stop growing.

例句

Imani spent six months studying birds in the montane forests of Rwanda.

Imani 花了六個月在盧安達的山地森林裡研究鳥類。

attributive: montane + noun (forests)

The hikers crossed a wide montane meadow filled with yellow alpine flowers.

登山客穿過一片寬闊的高山草原，地上開滿黃色的高山花朵。

collocation: montane meadow / montane flora

同義詞
  • alpine

    alpine usually refers to a zone above the tree line; montane sits just below it

  • subalpine

    near-synonym in ecology; subalpine is the narrow band where trees thin out, montane is the broader forested band

  • highland

    everyday word for hilly upland areas; lacks the strict ecological boundaries of montane

反義詞
  • lowland

    describes flat areas at low elevation; the natural opposite when classifying habitats

文法句型

montane + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun as a technical label in geography, ecology, and biology — describing habitats, plants, or animals tied to upper mountain slopes. Rarely used after 'be' on its own.

常見錯誤

❌The view was very montane.
✅The view was very mountainous.
💡'montane' is a technical classifier for habitats and species, not a descriptor of scenery; use 'mountainous' for everyday descriptions.

montane — 名詞