subalpine

IPA/sʌbˈæl.paɪn/
IPA/sʌbˈæl.paɪn/

subalpine — 形容詞

  • subalpinepositive
  • more subalpinecomparative
  • most subalpinesuperlative

1. describing the uppermost forest band on a mountainside, located immediately bene

1.形容詞C1
釋義

亞高山帶的

山區樹木生長線下方的區域

describing the uppermost forest band on a mountainside, located immediately beneath the elevation known as the tree line — a cold, windy habitat where vegetation is limited to low-growing shrubs, hardy grasses, and compact conifers.

例句

The subalpine region of Mount Rainier bursts with colorful wildflowers during the brief summer season.

雷尼爾山的亞高山帶在短暫的夏季開滿了色彩繽紛的野花。

collocation: subalpine region

Noa tracked how subalpine shrubs spread uphill as the climate grew warmer over two decades.

Noa 追蹤了亞高山灌木如何在過去二十年間隨著氣候暖化往山坡高處擴散。

反義詞
  • alpine

    Refers to the treeless zone above the tree line, above subalpine

  • montane

    Refers to the forested slopes below the subalpine zone (lower elevation)

文法句型

subalpine + noun (forest, zone, meadow, region)

用法筆記

Most commonly used attributively before nouns such as 'forest', 'meadow', 'zone', or 'vegetation'. In ecology writing, it describes a specific life zone distinct from both the montane forest below and the alpine tundra above.

常見錯誤

❌Subalpine plants grow in the alpine zone.
✅Subalpine plants grow just below the alpine zone, in the uppermost part of the mountain forest.
💡Subalpine and alpine refer to different elevations; alpine is above the tree line, subalpine is immediately below it.