a piece of land converted from forest to arable use 毁林开垦出的地 ■[mass noun]the action of so converting land 毁林造地
verb
[with obj.]convert (forest or shrubland) to arable use 把(森林,灌木地)转变为农耕地
语源
late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French essarter, from medieval Latin ex(s)artare, based on ex 'out' + sar(r)ire 'to weed'. The verb dates from the early 16th cent