| 正面 | 13059.homestead 英 ['həʊmsted]美 ['homstɛd]     |
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| 背面 |      释义： 1. In U.S. usage, "a lot of land adequate for the maintenance of a family".n. 宅地；家园；田产 例句： 1. When we reached the homestead and were sitting on the stoep drinking our coffee, we heard that Richard had left quite suddenly and had gone back to England.当我们赶到范·伦斯堡家,坐在他们家屋前的门廊上喝咖啡时, 却听说理查德已经不辞而别回英国去了. homestead 家园，农庄home,家，stead,农庄。 homestead (n.)Old English hamstede "home, town, village," from home (n.) + stead (q.v.). In U.S. usage, "a lot of land adequate for the maintenance of a family" (1690s), defined by the Homestead Act of 1862 as 160 acres. Hence, the verb, first recorded 1872. Homesteader also is from 1872." |