softwood

/ˈsɒftwʊd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɔːftwʊd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsȯft-ˌwu̇d/ (ame, mw)

softwood — 名詞

  • softwoodsingular
  • softwoodsplural

1. the light, cheap wood that comes from trees like pine and fir, which keep their

1.名詞B2
釋義

軟木；針葉樹

松、杉等速生針葉樹的便宜木材，也指該樹

the light, cheap wood that comes from trees like pine and fir, which keep their leaves all year and grow quickly; also the tree itself.

例句

The carpenter built the garden shed from cheap softwood instead of oak.

木匠用便宜的軟木材而不是橡木蓋了花園小屋。

softwood as the material for everyday building

Most of the planks at the timber yard were softwood from northern pine forests.

木材場裡大部分的木板都是來自北方松林的軟木材。

同義詞
  • deal

    British term for sawn softwood boards, mainly pine or fir

  • pine

    the most common single type of softwood; narrower than the whole category

反義詞
  • hardwood

    wood from slower-growing broad-leaved trees such as oak; denser and more expensive

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when it means the material (a pile of softwood), but countable when it means the trees (a forest of softwoods). Often contrasted with 'hardwood', which comes from slower-growing broad-leaved trees.

常見錯誤

❌The table is made from a softwood and feels strong.
✅The table is made from softwood and feels light.
💡when softwood means the material, use it without 'a'.

softwood — 形容詞