husbandry

n. 农事, 饲养业, 家政

发音

UK /ˈhʌzb(ə)ndɹi/
AU
US /ˈhʌzb(ə)ndɹi/
US /ˈhəz-/

词形变化

husbandries 复数 husbandries

别名

husb.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.

    农事

    农业

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The prudent management or conservation of resources.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Administration or management of day-to-day matters.

    可数 不可数 航海 交通
  4. 4.

    Agricultural or cultivated land.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  5. 5.

    Techniques of animal care.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English hus-bō̆ndrī, hus-bō̆ndrīe, husbanderi, husbonderie, housbondrye, housebondrie (“household management, housekeeping; household duties; economy, skilful management, thrift; farm management, agriculture, farming; cultivation; household articles; husbands collectively”), from hǒus-bō̆nd, hǒus-bō̆nde (“male spouse, husband; master of a house; male head of a household; man having charge of something, household manager; (figuratively) host, inhabitant, resident; bondsman, villein; farmer, husbandman”) (see further at husband) + -rīe (suffix forming nouns collectively denoting members or practitioners of a craft or profession). By surface analysis, husband + -ry.

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