plantation
英 [plæn'teɪʃ(ə)n; plɑːn-]
美 [plæn'teʃən]
- n. 栽植；殖民；大農場
- adj. 適用於種植園或熱帶、亞熱帶國家的
中文詞源
plantation 種植園來自plant,植物，種植。
英文詞源
- plantation (n.)
- mid-15c., "action of planting," from Middle French plantation, from Latin plantationem (nominative plantatio) "a planting," noun of action from past participle stem of plantare "to plant" (see plant). Historically used for "colony, settlement in a new land" (1610s); meaning "large farm on which tobacco or cotton is grown" is first recorded 1706.
雙語例句
- 1. On the left was a plantation of almond trees.
- 左邊是一個杏樹園。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Not all plantation work has been masculinized.
- 種植園裏的工作並非全是些男性化的工作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The plantation owner has possessed himself of a vast piece of land.
- 這個種植園主把大片土地占為己有.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. There sugar - beet plantation areas were expanded to 176000 hectares.
- 他們的甜菜種植麵積增加到176000公頃.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. This is the deed to John's plantation.
- 這是約翰農場的契約.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》