brownfield
brownfield — 形容詞
1. describing city land once used for business or industry and now chosen for new b
棕地的
指曾開發、可再建設的土地
describing city land once used for business or industry and now chosen for new building work
The council approved a brownfield housing plan near the old rail yard.
市議會批准了舊鐵道場旁的棕地住宅計畫。
brownfield + housing plan
A brownfield office site will become a public library next year.
一塊規劃作辦公大樓基地的棕地，明年將改建成公共圖書館。
Investors prefer brownfield projects because roads and pipes already exist.
投資人偏好棕地開發案，因為道路和管線已經存在。
The mayor wants brownfield land redeveloped before farms are sold.
市長希望先重建棕地，再出售農地。
- redevelopment
Focuses on the act of building again, not the land itself.
- previously developed
A broader planning label; less fixed than brownfield.
- post-industrial
Often stresses the industrial past rather than future building use.
- greenfield
Describes land that has not been built on before.
文法句型
brownfield + noun
用法筆記
Common in planning and property language. It usually comes before nouns such as land, site, or development.
常見錯誤
brownfield — 名詞
1. a piece of city land where factories or offices stood before, often left empty f
棕地
曾供產業使用的舊開發地
a piece of city land where factories or offices stood before, often left empty for later use
The brownfield beside the river still has broken walls and weeds.
河邊那塊棕地仍可見破牆和雜草。
the brownfield + place detail
Priya bought a brownfield and plans to clean it first.
Priya 買下一塊棕地，並打算先把它整治乾淨。
a brownfield as countable noun
Neighbors hope the brownfield will become a park for children.
附近居民希望那塊棕地能變成孩子們的公園。
After the factory closed, the brownfield stayed unused for ten years.
工廠關閉後，那塊棕地閒置了十年。
- site
A general word that does not suggest former industrial use.
- lot
Common in everyday English, especially for a smaller piece of land.
- industrial site
Stresses past or present industrial use, but not always later reuse.
- greenfield
Land with no earlier building development.
文法句型
a brownfield
brownfield + for + noun
用法筆記
Often used for land that needs cleaning or repair before new use. Unlike adjective sense 1, this sense names the place itself.