pasture(名词):牧场;草地;牧草地,指供牲畜(如牛、羊、马)吃草、放牧的地带。也可作动词,表示“放牧”。
/ˈpæs.tʃɚ/
The cows are grazing in the pasture.
奶牛正在牧场里吃草。
After the storm, the farmer checked the pasture to see whether the grass had recovered enough to feed the sheep.
暴风雨过后,农夫检查了牧草地,看看草是否恢复到足够喂羊的程度。
pasture源自古法语 pasture,进一步来自拉丁语 pastura(“放牧、喂养”),与拉丁语动词 pascere(“喂养、放牧”)同源。它的核心含义一直围绕“供动物吃草/被喂养的地方”。