horticulture

n. 园艺

发音

UK /ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/
US /ˈhɔɹ.tɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/

词形变化

horticultures 复数 horticultures

别名

hort. hortic.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.

    园艺

    园艺学

    不可数
  2. 2.

    Small-scale agriculture.

    小农耕作

    小规模农业

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

gardening

上位词 3

farming agriculture husbandry

下位词 4

landscaping floriculture landscape gardening market gardening

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English horticulture 17th century, from the Latin word hortus (“garden”) + culture (on the model of agriculture). By surface analysis, horti- + cult + -ure.

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