afforest

afforest
[əˈfɒrɪst]
verb
  1. [with obj.]convert (land) into forest, especially for commercial exploitation
    (尤指为商业开发而)在(土地)上造林
    ■(Brit historical)bring (woodland) under the jurisdiction of forest law for the purpose of hunting
    (英 史)划(林地)为狩猎林区
派生
afforestation
noun
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin afforestare, from ad- 'to' (expressing change) + foresta 'forest'
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