Word · Frequency #23529
horticulture
园艺
the cultivation of plants
- 1.
The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
园艺学和园艺技艺
- 2.
Small-scale agriculture.
小规模农业
园艺学和园艺技艺；小规模农业
In use
She studied horticulture at the agricultural college.
His interest in horticulture grew as he learned to prune apple trees.
They compared the horticultures of the two regions to learn which crops grew best.
study + horticulture
表示学习某一学科时，horticulture 前通常不加冠词。
She decided to study horticulture at university.
她决定在大学学习园艺。
work in + horticulture
in horticulture 表示在园艺领域或行业，常用作状语或后置定语。
After graduation, he hopes to work in horticulture.
毕业后，他希望从事园艺工作。
the + noun + of + horticulture
这种结构中的名词常表示实践、艺术、科学等领域，说明园艺的某个方面。
Connections
Collocations
- horticulture industry
- 园艺产业
- He has worked in the horticulture industry for over twenty years.他在园艺产业工作了二十多年。
- commercial horticulture
- 商业园艺
- Commercial horticulture supplies most of the fruit and vegetables sold in supermarkets.商业园艺为超市出售的大部分水果和蔬菜供货。
- ornamental horticulture
- 观赏园艺
- Ornamental horticulture focuses on plants grown for their beauty.观赏园艺专注于因美观而种植的植物。
- horticulture society
- 园艺学会
- She joined the local horticulture society to learn more about gardening.她加入了当地的园艺学会，以了解更多园艺知识。
- study horticulture
- 学习园艺
- Many students choose to study horticulture at college.许多学生选择在大学学习园艺。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 horti 想成园艺师“Horti”，他在花园里 culture（栽培），horti + culture 就是园艺。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、professional horticulture、formal documents 这个词比较正式，通常用于学术或专业园艺语境；日常口语中更常说 gardening。
Pronunciation & Spelling
按所给音标，horticulture 的重音在 -cul- 上，因此 culture 和 vulture 与它真正押韵；agriculture、aquaculture、apiculture、permaculture 虽拼写都以 -culture 结尾，但重音通常在第一个音节，并不真正押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.