moor

moor — noun

1. a large area of high, open land where wild grasses and low bushes grow instead o

1.名詞B2
釋義

a large area of high, open land where wild grasses and low bushes grow instead of crops or trees, typical of parts of Britain

例句

Yan walked across the moor every morning, following a narrow path through the heather.

walk across the moor / through the heather

Sheep grazed on the misty moors of northern England throughout the summer.

the moors of [region] — location pattern

同義詞
  • heath

    refers to flatter, drier land with sandy soil and low shrubs, less hilly than a moor

  • upland

    broader term for any high ground; does not specify the vegetation or wild character

文法句型

the moor

the moors

用法筆記

This landscape term is used mainly in British English to describe upland areas in northern England, Scotland, Wales, and parts of Ireland. In American English, similar land is more often called 'prairie', 'plains', or 'rangeland'. The uncountable form 'moorland' describes this type of landscape in general rather than a specific area.

常見錯誤

❌The train passed across a dark moorland.
✅The train passed across a dark moor.
💡'Moorland' is uncountable and describes the landscape type, not a specific area. Use 'moor' (countable) or 'moorland area' for a particular place.
❌The cowboy crossed the moor on his horse.
✅The cowboy crossed the plains on his horse.
💡'Moor' is a British landscape feature; North American landscapes are described with different terms.

2. a person belonging to the Muslim civilisation from North Africa that controlled

2.名詞B2
釋義

a person belonging to the Muslim civilisation from North Africa that controlled much of the Iberian Peninsula from the early 700s until the late 1400s

例句

The Moors built the Alhambra palace in Granada, now one of Spain's most visited landmarks.

the Moors built — architectural legacy pattern

Élise studied how the Moors introduced new irrigation systems and citrus farming to southern Spain.

the Moors introduced — cultural influence pattern

同義詞
  • Berber

    broader ethnic group from North Africa; not all Berbers were part of the Moorish civilisation that ruled Spain

  • Muslim

    much broader religious term covering any follower of Islam, not specifically the medieval Spanish rulers

文法句型

the Moors

a Moor

用法筆記

This term is always written with a capital letter: 'Moor' (singular) and 'Moors' (plural). It refers specifically to the medieval North African civilisation that ruled in the Iberian Peninsula. Do not use it to describe modern people from North Africa — use 'Moroccan', 'Algerian', or the specific nationality instead.

常見錯誤

❌The moor built a beautiful mosque.
✅The Moor built a beautiful mosque.
💡The ethnic/historical term requires a capital letter. Lowercase 'moor' means open countryside, not a person.

moor — verb