assart

n. 开垦,开垦地 v. 开垦

发音

其它 /əˈsɑː(ɹ)t/

词形变化

assarts 复数 assarts assarted assarting assarts 三单 assarting 现在分词 assarted 过去式 assarted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Forest land cleared for agriculture.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The act or offence of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.

    可数 废旧 不可数 法律
v.
  1. 1.

    To clear forest land for agriculture; remove stumps.

    1775, John Ash, The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language, London: Edward & Charles Dilly, Volume I, ASSART v.t. […] To clear away wood.

词源

From French essart from Vulgar Latin exsartum.

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