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afforestation

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Forestry
af·for·es·ta·tion /əˌfɒrəˈsteɪʃən $ əˌfɔː-, əˌfɑː-/ noun [uncountable] technical  TAFthe act of planting trees in order to make a forest 植树造林 OPP deforestation
Examples from the Corpus
afforestationNo distinction is made between losses due to agriculture and afforestation.Both forest management and afforestation are responsible for direct and indirect environmental change.So on balance, it looks as though I will be doing the replanting and afforestation for Fairfax.Most have long since gone, leaving behind their legacy of sunless, blanket afforestation.Water yield as well as water quality is affected by afforestation and reforestation.Some of the changes are the result of afforestation and reservoir construction so that not every change is attributable to agricultural development.Will he tell us whether it is intended to give help for water projects, sanitation or afforestation?Not all silvicultural practices are as extreme and the character of the ground flora will also depend on the land-use prior to afforestation.
Origin afforestation (1600-1700) Medieval Latin afforestatio, from afforestare to plant a forest, from Latin ad- to + Medieval Latin forestis forest
af·for·es·ta·tion nounChineseSyllable
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afforestation
afforestation /əˌfɒrəˈsteɪʃən, əˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃən $ əˌfɔː-, əˌfɑː-/ noun [uncountable] technical
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: afforestatio, from afforestare 'to plant a forest', from Latin ad- 'to' + Medieval Latin forestis 'forest'
the act of planting trees in order to make a forest
   OPP  deforestation


af·for·est·ationBrE /əˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /əˌfɔːrɪˈsteɪʃn/ 🔊, /əˌfɑːrɪˈsteɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (specialist) the process of planting areas of land with trees in order to form a forest 人工造林;(无林地)造林   compare deforestation af·for·est BrE /əˈfɒrɪst/ 🔊NAmE /əˈfɔːrɪst/ 🔊, /əˈfɑːrɪst/ 🔊 verb [usually passive]