fen

IPA/fen/
KK[fˈɛn]IPA/fen/

fen — noun

  • fensingular
  • fensplural

1. an area of wet ground that is low and flat, with dark soil containing decayed pl

1.名詞C1
釋義

an area of wet ground that is low and flat, with dark soil containing decayed plant matter, found especially in eastern England, where reeds and other water-loving plants grow naturally

例句

Leo took photographs of the rare plants growing in the Cambridgeshire fen.

For over a century, farmers have drained parts of the fen to grow wheat.

collocation: drain a fen

同義詞
  • marsh

    a general term for low-lying wet land, often without the peaty soil typical of a fen

  • swamp

    wetter than a fen and usually covered with trees or bushes

  • bog

    a wet, spongy area formed from decaying moss, with acidic rather than alkaline soil

用法筆記

The word can refer generally to any area of this type, or specifically to the Fens (with a capital F) — the large lowland region in eastern England.

常見錯誤

❌A bog is the same as a fen.
✅A bog has acidic soil, while a fen has alkaline soil.
💡bogs are fed by rainwater; fens are fed by groundwater.

2. a small unit of money in China; one fen equals one hundredth of a yuan, the main

2.名詞B2
釋義

a small unit of money in China; one fen equals one hundredth of a yuan, the main unit of Chinese currency

例句

Tariq found an old coin worth one fen in his grandfather's collection of Chinese money.

A fen coin is made of aluminium and is worth very little on its own.

collocation: fen coin

用法筆記

Fen coins and banknotes are no longer commonly used in everyday transactions in China, though prices are still sometimes quoted in fen.