barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
영어
~ 4800
의미
의미 0개
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
사용 패턴：
[land/soil/area] is barren
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
유의어
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
반의어
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
연어
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
주제
nature
|agriculture
|environment
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
사용 패턴：
[someone] is barren
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
유의어
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
반의어
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
연어
barren woman
|born barren
주제
health
|family
|animals
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
사용 패턴：
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
유의어
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
반의어
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
연어
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
주제
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
문법
기본형
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
음절 및 강세
bar - ren （2음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
활용형
Adjective
- Base: barren
관련 단어
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
표현
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
예문
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.