英语词汇“open field”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

open field

/ˌəʊp(ə)n ˈfiːld/

noun

1 Military. A battlefield allowing unrestricted passage in all directions, as opposed to a situation in which one side is defending a stronghold. Frequently in in (the) open field. Now chiefly historical.

Sometimes having the implication that combat fought in the open field is fairer and more honourable..

2 Figurative. A lack of opposition or competition; an unrestricted or unchallenged opportunity.

3An unenclosed field; specifically a field of arable land without physical division by hedges, ditches, etc., used in common rather than by one owner.

The adoption of the open-field system of agriculture in England is generally held to have taken place between the 9th and 12th centuries; see H. P. R. Finberg Agrarian Hist. Eng. & Wales (1972) I. 385–525; T. Rowley Origins Open-field Agric. (1981); C. C. Taylor Fields in Eng. Landscape (rev. ed., 2000) 47–70..

adjective

1Of, designating, or relating to a system of agriculture characterized by open fields. Now historical.

2 Amer. Football. Of or relating to a field on which the players are widely distributed. Hence of a player: active in the area of the field beyond the line of defence in which the defenders are spread widely apart.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Merlin. From open + field.

单词	open field
释义	open field /ˌəʊp(ə)n ˈfiːld/ noun 1 Military. A battlefield allowing unrestricted passage in all directions, as opposed to a situation in which one side is defending a stronghold. Frequently in in (the) open field. Now chiefly historical. Sometimes having the implication that combat fought in the open field is fairer and more honourable.. 2 Figurative. A lack of opposition or competition; an unrestricted or unchallenged opportunity. 3An unenclosed field; specifically a field of arable land without physical division by hedges, ditches, etc., used in common rather than by one owner. The adoption of the open-field system of agriculture in England is generally held to have taken place between the 9th and 12th centuries; see H. P. R. Finberg Agrarian Hist. Eng. & Wales (1972) I. 385–525; T. Rowley Origins Open-field Agric. (1981); C. C. Taylor Fields in Eng. Landscape (rev. ed., 2000) 47–70.. adjective 1Of, designating, or relating to a system of agriculture characterized by open fields. Now historical. 2 Amer. Football. Of or relating to a field on which the players are widely distributed. Hence of a player: active in the area of the field beyond the line of defence in which the defenders are spread widely apart. Origin Late 15th century; earliest use found in Merlin. From open + field.
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