vegetation
gb/vˌɛd͡ʒətˈeɪʃən/ us/vˌɛd͡ʒətˈeɪʃən/
B1
영어
~ 8900
의미
의미 0개
명사
B1
entity
1
all plants in an area
All the plants in a place, seen together as one group.
사용 패턴：
vegetation in [a place]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse "vegetation" with "vegetables". "Vegetation" means plants in general in a place, not food on your plate. Also, "vegetation" is almost always uncountable in this sense: say "a lot of vegetation" or "thick vegetation", not "many vegetations".
유의어
plant life (Very close in meaning and register; slightly more informal and more often used in everyday explanations.)
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flora (More technical or formal; often used in scientific or written descriptions of the plants of a region.)
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greenery (More informal and visual; often suggests pleasant, green plants rather than a neutral or scientific view.)
반의어
bare ground (Describes land without any plant cover, the opposite of land covered in vegetation.)
연어
dense vegetation
|lush vegetation
|tropical vegetation
|thick vegetation
|sparse vegetation
|clear the vegetation
주제
nature
|environment
|geography
|science
|core_vocabulary
예문
- Thick vegetation along the riverbank makes it difficult to see the water from the road.
- The island’s tropical vegetation includes palm trees, ferns, and brightly colored flowers.
- Scientists are studying how climate change is affecting vegetation in the Arctic.
- Much of the native vegetation was removed to make room for new housing developments.
학습자용 예문
- There is a lot of green vegetation around the lake.
- The desert has very little vegetation because there is not much rain.
- We walked through dense vegetation in the forest.
- The fire destroyed most of the vegetation on the hill.
명사
literary
C1
state
2
dull, passive way of living
A very quiet and boring life with almost no change or activity.
사용 패턴：
live in (a state of) vegetation
자주 하는 실수：
This sense is rare and rather literary. Learners might try to use "vegetation" for "a boring life" in normal speech, but this sounds old-fashioned or strange. In everyday English, it is better to say "a boring life", "a quiet life", or "a life with no change".
유의어
idleness (Focuses more on not working or doing things, while "vegetation" adds a sense of long-term dullness and lack of change.)
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stagnation (Emphasizes lack of progress or development; similar idea but more common and not metaphorically linked to plants.)
반의어
active life (Describes a busy, varied lifestyle, which contrasts with a slow, unchanging life of vegetation.)
연어
a life of vegetation
|years of vegetation
|mere vegetation
주제
lifestyle
|emotions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
예문
- He feared spending his retirement in quiet vegetation, doing nothing but watching television.
- After years of social and cultural vegetation, the town finally began to change.
- She refused to sink into mere vegetation and signed up for night classes instead.
학습자용 예문
- He did not want a life of slow vegetation in a small town.
- She felt her days were turning into quiet vegetation with nothing new.
- After many years of social vegetation, he decided to travel and meet new people.
명사
technical
C2
entity
3
abnormal tissue growths (medical)
In medical language, a small mass of abnormal tissue, for example on a heart valve, often caused by disease.
사용 패턴：
vegetations on [a body part]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may assume this medical use is related to normal plants, but here "vegetations" are abnormal tissue masses, not real plants. This sense is highly technical and mainly used in medical contexts.
유의어
lesion (A general medical term for damaged or abnormal tissue; not all lesions are vegetations, but both refer to abnormal tissue changes.)
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growth (A broad, non-technical word for an abnormal lump or mass; "vegetation" is more specific and technical.)
반의어
healthy tissue (Refers to normal body tissue without abnormal masses, the opposite of tissue with vegetations.)
연어
valvular vegetations
|infective vegetations
|vegetations on the mitral valve
주제
medicine
|health
|body
|science
예문
- The echocardiogram revealed small vegetations on the aortic valve.
- Antibiotic therapy led to a marked reduction in the size of the vegetations.
- Infective endocarditis is often characterized by friable vegetations on the heart valves.
학습자용 예문
- The doctor found vegetations on the patient’s heart valve.
- These vegetations are a sign of a serious infection in the heart.
- After treatment, the vegetations on the valve became smaller.
문법
기본형
vegetation
IPA
GB/vˌɛd͡ʒətˈeɪʃən/
US/vˌɛd͡ʒətˈeɪʃən/
음절 및 강세
ve - get - a - tion （4음절）
Stress on 3rd syllable (a)
활용형
Noun
- Base: vegetation
- Plural: vegetation, vegetations
관련 단어
Forms
vegetations
noun
Core family
vegetable
noun A1
vegetarian
noun/adjective A2
Related words
vegetate
verb
Advanced or less common
vegetative
adjective
vegetarianism
noun
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