“肥沃”常见的英文表达有 fertile 和 productive,具体使用取决于语境:
Fertile:侧重于表示土地肥沃,适合植物生长,能产生丰富的农作物或植被。例如:
Fertile soil is essential for growing healthy crops.(肥沃的土壤对种植健康的农作物至关重要。)
The valley has fertile land and abundant rainfall.(这个山谷土地肥沃,降雨充沛。)
Productive:除了可以表示土地高产外,还可用于形容人或事物富有成效、多产。在表示土地肥沃高产时,与“fertile”意思相近。例如:
The farmers are working on the productive fields.(农民们正在那些肥沃高产的田地里劳作。)
He is a productive writer, having published many books.(他是一位多产的作家,出版了很多书。)