
好词典
源自中古英语 'plaunter',最终源于拉丁语 'plantare'(意为'种植'),与动词 'plant' 同源。
❶ 指专门用来种植植物的容器或花盆,通常用于室内或阳台摆放,常见材质有陶瓷、塑料等。
“She bought a beautiful ceramic planter for her new orchid.”
(她为新买的兰花买了一个漂亮的陶瓷花盆。)
“The plastic planter is lightweight and easy to move around.”
(这个塑料花盆很轻,方便搬动。)
❶ 指种植园主或大规模种植农作物的人,尤其指历史上经营棉花、烟草等作物的庄园主。
“The wealthy planter owned hundreds of acres of cotton fields.”
(这位富有的种植园主拥有数百英亩的棉花田。)
“In the 18th century, planters relied heavily on slave labor.”
(18世纪时,种植园主严重依赖奴隶劳动。)
planter box — 指用于种植花草或蔬菜的长方形种植箱,常见于庭院或阳台。
“We built a wooden planter box to grow herbs on the balcony.”
(我们做了一个木制种植箱,在阳台上种植香草。)
cotton planter — 特指种植棉花的农场主,或指用于播种棉花的农业机械。
“The invention of the cotton planter revolutionized the farming industry.”
(棉花播种机的发明彻底改变了农业。)