homestead
UK/'həʊmsted/US/'hәumsted/
B2
释义
n.
A house with its surrounding land and buildings, especially a farm
宅地，家园，农庄
v.
To settle on and farm a piece of land, especially under a homestead law
在宅地定居并耕作
词根拆分
原生英语home + stead。stead 是古日耳曼语的「地方」（仍见于 instead、in your stead），与 stand 家族同源。homestead 就是你的「家的地方」：房屋加土地。
词根 st 还连着 376 个词常用搭配
- 1.family homestead家族庄园
- 2.homestead farm家庭农庄
- 3.homestead act宅地法
例句
- 1.
Three generations have lived on the family homestead.
三代人都住在这片家族宅地上。
- 2.
Settlers were given land to homestead in the west.
拓荒者获得西部的土地去定居耕作。