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homewood

UK //ˈhəʊmwʊd//US //ˈhoʊmwʊd//

词源

源自中古英语,由'home'(家)和'wood'(树林)组合而成,字面意思为'家庭树林'。

noun

❶ 指靠近住宅或属于某户家庭的树林,通常用于描述住宅周围的林地环境。

“The children love playing in the homewood behind their house.”

(孩子们喜欢在他们房子后面的家庭树林里玩耍。)

“Their homewood is filled with oak and maple trees.”

(他们的家庭树林里长满了橡树和枫树。)

同义词:family woods, private woodland, domestic forest

常见短语

homewood estate — 指拥有大片私人树林的庄园或住宅区,强调其自然环境和规模。

“The historic homewood estate covers 50 acres of protected woodland.”

(这座历史悠久的家庭树林庄园占地50英亩,属于受保护的林地。)