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a houseplant
houseplant 是可数名词，单数前需用 a 或 the。
I put a houseplant on the windowsill.
我把一盆室内植物放在窗台上。
室内植物；室内盆栽
houseplants — plural of houseplant
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
室内植物；室内盆栽
houseplant
I put a houseplant on the windowsill.
我把一盆室内植物放在窗台上。
在室内(如住宅或办公室)种植以作装饰的植物。
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
特别适合室内种植或常在室内环境中种植的植物品种。
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
I water my houseplant every Sunday morning.
我每周日早上给我的室内植物浇水。
My grandmother gave us a houseplant for our new apartment.
我祖母送给我们一盆室内植物，庆祝我们搬进新公寓。
Some houseplants need very little sunlight to survive.
有些室内植物只需要很少的阳光就能存活。
houseplant 是可数名词，单数前需用 a 或 the。
I put a houseplant on the windowsill.
我把一盆室内植物放在窗台上。
复数形式直接加 -s；泛指类别时用复数且不加冠词。
Houseplants make a small apartment feel greener.
室内植物让小公寓显得更绿意盎然。
Not this
I have two houseplant in my bedroom.
Use this
I have two houseplants in my bedroom.
houseplant 是可数名词，受 two 修饰时要用复数 houseplants，不能保留单数形式。
Not this
I don't have much houseplants in my apartment.
Use this
I don't have many houseplants in my apartment.
houseplants 是可数名词复数，不能用 much 修饰；表示数量多或少时应用 many 或 a lot of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
给室内植物浇水
Remember to water the houseplants once a week.
记得每周给室内植物浇一次水。
室内植物养护
This book covers basic houseplant care for beginners.
这本书涵盖了初学者的基本室内植物养护知识。
种植室内植物
She likes to grow houseplants on the windowsill.
她喜欢在窗台上种植室内植物。
一盆室内盆栽植物
A potted houseplant can brighten up any room.
一盆室内盆栽植物能给任何房间增添生气。
常见的室内植物
Spider plants are common houseplants in many offices.
吊兰是许多办公室常见的室内植物。
Use houseplants naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：house（房子）+ plant（植物），种在房子里的植物就是室内盆栽。
语域：neutral 常见场景：家居环境、园艺交流 该词为日常中性用词，通常用于家居或园艺场合，正式与口语中均可使用。
美式发音中，houseplant 以 /plænt/ 收尾；plant、transplant、implant、supplant 都以 -plant /plænt/ 结尾并同韵，slant 以 /ænt/ 结尾也同韵。注意 plan /plæn/ 拼写接近但少了 /t/，发音不同；也不要按 elephant 中的 -phant /fənt/ 类推。
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