单词 | green space |
释义 | > as lemmasgreen space green space n. an area of grass or other vegetation; (in later use) esp. one maintained or designed for recreational or aesthetic purposes in an urban area; land of this type. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > protected area of vegetation green spacea1770 conservation area1925 Site of Special Scientific Interest1953 a1770 M. Akenside Ode to Evening-Star ix, in Poems (1772) 288 See the green space..Where one old oak his awful shade Extends o'er half the level mead Inclos'd in woods profound. 1846 H. H. William Rom. Traitor viii. 124 There was a small green space by the wayside, covered with mossy turf. 1888 R. Lanciani Anc. Rome in Light of Recent Discov. iv. 74 Towards the end of the third century after Christ there were in ancient Rome eight campi or commons, green spaces set apart mostly for foot-races and gymnastic exercises. 1943 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 48 481/2 The new metropolitan district of the airplane age will thus include within its sphere of influence..open green spaces surrounding its taller buildings. 1995 Leisure Managem. Aug. 2/3 The need for a national agency for urban greenspace—a long-standing part of ILAM's Campaign for Leisure. 2008 Guardian 20 May (G2 section) 19/1 Green spaces are packed with everyone from tai chi practitioners and inline skaters to groups of circuit trainers. < as lemmas |
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