wong

wong — noun

1. a piece of open land, especially one used for growing grass for animals to eat o

1.名詞C2
釋義

a piece of open land, especially one used for growing grass for animals to eat or for planting crops — an old word no longer used in everyday English

例句

The old map showed a wong where the village now stands.

archaic register; used in historical contexts

Medieval farmers worked the wong from dawn until sunset.

同義詞
  • field

    the standard modern word for an area of open land, especially farmland

  • meadow

    focuses on grassland used for hay or grazing

  • pasture

    implies land where animals graze

用法筆記

Only found in very old texts (before 1500). Modern readers encounter this word mainly in historical place names such as Wonga Park (Australia).

常見錯誤

❌I walked across the wong to get to school.
✅I walked across the field to get to school.
💡'wong' is no longer used in modern English; use 'field' or 'meadow' instead.