plantation
英 [plæn'teɪʃ(ə)n; plɑːn-]
美 [plæn'teʃən]
- n. 栽植；殖民；大农场
- adj. 适用于种植园或热带、亚热带国家的
中文词源
plantation 种植园来自plant,植物，种植。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. On the left was a plantation of almond trees.
- 左边是一个杏树园。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Not all plantation work has been masculinized.
- 种植园里的工作并非全是些男性化的工作。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The plantation owner has possessed himself of a vast piece of land.
- 这个种植园主把大片土地占为己有.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. There sugar - beet plantation areas were expanded to 176000 hectares.
- 他们的甜菜种植面积增加到176000公顷.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. This is the deed to John's plantation.
- 这是约翰农场的契约.
来自《简明英汉词典》