Word · Frequency #15663
husbandry
农业；畜牧业
the practice of cultivating the land or raising livestock
- 1.
The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.
农业；耕作与畜牧。
- 2.
The prudent management or conservation of resources.
资源的审慎管理或节约。
- 3.
Administration or management of day-to-day matters.
日常事务的管理。
- 4.
Techniques of animal care.
动物护理技术；畜牧技术。
农业；耕作与畜牧。；资源的审慎管理或节约。；日常事务的管理。；动物护理技术；畜牧技术。；农事
In use
Animal husbandry is an important part of life in many rural areas.
Good crop husbandry helps farmers grow healthy vegetables without using too many chemicals.
The old farmer's careful husbandry kept the soil rich for generations.
the husbandry of [livestock/crops]
用 of 引出饲养或栽培的对象，多用于书面语；另常见固定搭配 animal husbandry（畜牧业）。
The manual explains the husbandry of cattle.
这本手册讲解牛的饲养方法。
be engaged in husbandry
husbandry 通常不可数，不加冠词；be engaged in 是正式用语。
After retiring from the city, he is engaged in husbandry.
从城市退休后，他从事农牧业。
practice husbandry
practice 作动词，指长期从事；此处用完成时表示持续。
Connections
Collocations
- animal husbandry
- 畜牧业
- Animal husbandry is an important part of the rural economy.畜牧业是农村经济的重要组成部分。
- crop husbandry
- 作物栽培
- The farmer's crop husbandry has improved the yield dramatically.这位农民的作物栽培显著提高了产量。
- husbandry practices
- 农事操作
- These traditional husbandry practices are still used in many regions.这些传统的农事操作仍在许多地区使用。
- good husbandry
- 精耕细作
- Good husbandry can prevent soil degradation.精耕细作可以防止土壤退化。
Pop culture & quotes
- There's husbandry in heaven; / Their candles are all out.
- 天上也讲勤俭；/ 星辰的烛火都熄灭了。Banquo uses the word 'husbandry' in Shakespeare's Macbeth to describe the stars being hidden, as if heaven were practicing thrift.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 husband（丈夫）想成在田里务农、养牲畜的当家人，husbandry 就是农事与饲养业。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：crop farming、livestock raising、formal/professional writing husbandry 是较正式的用语，多用于书面或农业、畜牧等专业语境；日常口语中更常说 farming 或 animal raising。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的同韵词：无。husband（/ˈhʌzbənd/）与 husbandry 共享开头 /ˈhʌz/，但结尾不同；sundry（/ˈsʌndri/）、laundry（/ˈlɔːndri/）、foundry（/ˈfaʊndri/）、country（/ˈkʌntri/）、pantry（/ˈpæntri/）拼写上都含 -ndry/-ntry，但重读元音或后续辅音不同，因此都不与 /ˈhʌzbəndri/ 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.