陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

bouquet/ coniferous/ deciduous/ flourish/ germinate/ gnarled/ knotty/ lush/ luxuriant/ rampant/ sprout/ twig/ vegetation/ verdant/ verdure

1. 「（某一地區的）植物」、「草木」叫vegetation，植物「萌芽」可用germinate或sprout：

•Much of the rare vegetation nearby has been damaged because of the establishment of an amusement park.

•A major attraction of the scenic spot is the strange and colorful vegetation of the tropical forest.

•Seeds germinate in spring.

•When spring comes, birds sing and buds sprout.

2. 「生長茂盛的」可用lush或luxuriant，假如這種茂盛是我們所不樂見的（例如雜草叢生），用rampant，「生長茂盛」則用動詞flourish：

•The children over there were lucky enough to have the lush pasture as their playground.

•Luxuriant forests covered the hills.

•The rampant weeds in the garden killed all the plants that had been planted in spring.

•Very few plants will flourish without water.

3. 在具文學意味的敘述中，「綠油油的」、「蒼翠的」、「青蔥的」用verdant， 如此一片「春綠」則是verdure：

•The verdant meadows in spring are always an inspiring sight.

•When spring comes, the hills are covered with verdure.

4. 「針葉樹的」叫coniferous，「落葉樹的」叫deciduous，「小樹枝」叫twig：

•The pine is a coniferous tree.

•The oak is a deciduous tree.

•A small bird was singing on a twig.

5. 指樹木因年代或飽經風霜等使樹枝或樹幹「粗糙扭曲的」用gnarled或knotty：

•The gnarled oak tree has been a landmark for years.

•The old tree grows quite knotty.

6. 「花束」可用bouquet：

•He came to see a friend in hospital with a bouquet of fresh flowers.