barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
英語
~ 4800
語義
0件の語義
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
用法パターン：
[land/soil/area] is barren
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
類義語
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
対義語
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
コロケーション
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
テーマ
nature
|agriculture
|environment
例文
- The barren desert stretched for miles without a single tree.
- Years of over-farming left the once-rich fields barren.
- We drove through a barren landscape of rocks and dust.
学習者向け例文
- The land is barren and dry.
- This soil is barren and cannot grow food.
- We saw a barren desert on our trip.
adjective
B2
property
2
Unable to conceive children
Not able to have children or babies.
用法パターン：
[someone] is barren
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
類義語
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
対義語
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
コロケーション
barren woman
|born barren
テーマ
health
|family
|animals
例文
- She felt deep sadness after learning she was barren.
- In the past, being barren often carried social stigma.
- The mare was found to be barren after several attempts to breed her.
学習者向け例文
- The woman is barren and cannot have children.
- She learned she was barren after visiting the doctor.
- The mare is barren and will not have foals.
adjective
B2
property
3
Empty of value or interest
Not having anything useful or interesting.
用法パターン：
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
よくある間違い：
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
類義語
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
対義語
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
コロケーション
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
テーマ
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
例文
- It was a barren meeting with no new ideas.
- The artist went through a barren period in his career.
- Our search for clues proved completely barren.
学習者向け例文
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
文法
辞書形
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
音節・強勢
bar - ren （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: barren
関連語
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
表現
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
例文
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.