smallholding
/ˈsmɔːlhəʊldɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsmɔːlhəʊldɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsmȯl-ˌhōl-diŋ/ (ame, mw)
smallholding — 名詞
- smallholdingsingular
- smallholdingsplural
1. a piece of farming land that is smaller than a full-sized farm, usually worked b
小農場
比一般農場小的耕作土地
a piece of farming land that is smaller than a full-sized farm, usually worked by a single family who sell some of what they produce while also growing food for themselves
Wei grows organic vegetables on his smallholding in western Japan and sells them at the weekend market.
Wei 在日本西部經營他的小農場，種植有機蔬菜，並在週末市集販售。
on + [possessor]'s smallholding for location
The smallholding that Anh inherited from her grandmother produces enough rice to feed her whole family year-round.
Anh 從祖母那裡繼承的小農場所生產的稻米，足以養活她全家一整年。
smallholding as subject: produces + [crop]
After retiring from the city, Elena and her husband bought a smallholding in the hills of southern Portugal.
Elena 和她的丈夫從城市退休後，在葡萄牙南部的山丘上買了一座小農場。
Kwame's smallholding covers only three hectares, but he grows maize, beans, and pumpkins on it.
Kwame 的小農場只有三公頃，但他仍在那裡種植玉米、豆類和南瓜。
Theo turned the grassy field behind his cottage into a smallholding where he keeps goats and a few chickens.
Theo 將他小屋後方的草地改造成一座小農場，養了山羊和幾隻雞。
- small farm
more general term, used in all varieties of English; smallholding is more specific to British land law
- croft
a type of smallholding found only in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, with specific legal rights
- homestead
American English term for a house and the surrounding land worked by a family
- plantation
a very large farm, usually growing a single cash crop
- estate
a large area of land owned by one person or organisation, not necessarily farmed as a unit
文法句型
[possessive] + smallholding
a smallholding + [of land area]
用法筆記
Commonly used in British English for a working farm smaller than about 50 acres (20 hectares). In other varieties of English, 'small farm' or 'homestead' is more frequent for the same concept.