Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #21935
homestead
家园；宅院；农庄
a family home together with its land, especially a farmhouse and its grounds
- 1.
A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.
房屋及周围土地和建筑,尤其是农场上的；包括这些的财产。
- 2.
The place that is one's home.
家；住所；家园。
（依美国《宅地法》获得的）公有土地；宅地；房屋及周围土地和建筑,尤其是农场上的；包括这些的财产。；家；住所；家园。；家园；田产；[法] 宅基地
In use
After a long trip, we finally returned to our quiet homestead in the countryside.
The old homestead has been in their family for over a hundred years.
They decided to sell the homestead and move closer to the city.
the homestead + in/at/on + [place]
homestead 作名词时指住宅及其周围土地，常用介词短语作后置定语说明位置。
The homestead on the hill has been in the family for generations.
山丘上的那座农庄一直由这个家族代代相传。
someone's + homestead
作名词时也可特指按美国《宅地法》申请、耕种后获得的公有土地。
Their homestead was sold after the old farmer died.
老农场主去世后，他们的宅院被卖掉了。
homestead + [land/area]
homestead 作动词时是及物的，后接土地等宾语，意为“定居并开垦（公有土地）以取得所有权”。
Connections
Collocations
- homestead exemption
- 宅地豁免（对主要住宅的税收或债务豁免）
- Many states offer a homestead exemption to reduce property taxes for homeowners.许多州为房主提供宅地豁免，以降低房产税。
- homestead claim
- 宅地申请（依据《宅地法》对公有土地提出的权益申请）
- She filed a homestead claim on two hundred acres of prairie.她对两百英亩的草原提出了宅地申请。
- Homestead Act
- 《宅地法》（美国1862年颁布的公有土地授予法）
- The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged westward expansion.1862年的《宅地法》推动了西进运动。
- homestead land
- 宅地（依法获得或作为家园使用的土地）
- The family farmed the homestead land for generations.这家人世代耕种这块宅地。
- homestead the land
- 定居并开垦（政府授予的）土地
- Pioneers homesteaded the land in the 1880s.拓荒者在19世纪80年代定居并开垦了这片土地。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
homestead = home（家）+ stead（处所），把 stead 记成‘地方’，合起来就是‘家园、宅地’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：family home and surrounding land、real estate / property、US homestead law (historical) 该词作名词时在日常交谈和书面语中都自然，多用于指住宅及附属土地；作动词时通常出现在美国历史与法律语境，指依据《宅地法》定居并耕种。正式或法律文本中更常见，日常口语用得较少。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with 'homestead' (ending /sted/): instead, stead, steady, steadfast, bedstead. Note that 'steadfast' is stressed on the first syllable but still contains /sted/. Beware the lookalike 'steed' (spelled with -ee-), pronounced /stiːd/, which does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.