moor

moor — 名詞

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

荒原

英國高地上長滿野草灌木的開闊地帶

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.

Yan 每天早晨走過那片荒原，沿著一條狹窄的小路穿過石楠叢。

walk across the moor / through the heather

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

夏季期間，羊群在英格蘭北部霧濛濛的荒原上吃草。

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

摩爾人

中世紀統治伊比利半島的北非穆斯林

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.

摩爾人在格拉納達建造了阿爾罕布拉宮，至今仍是西班牙遊客最多的地標之一。

the Moors built — architectural legacy pattern

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

Élise 研究了摩爾人如何將新的灌溉系統和柑橘種植技術引入西班牙南部。

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 — 動詞