“荒芜”常见的英文表述有:“desolate”“barren”“wasteland” 。
“desolate”
这个词用作形容词时,意思是“荒凉的;无人烟的;孤独凄凉的”,例如:“The desolate landscape stretched as far as the eye could e.”(荒芜的景色一望无际。)
“barren”
作形容词时,指“贫瘠的;不毛的;荒芜的”,常用于形容土地缺乏植被或生产力,如:“The area is barren and no plants can grow there.”(这个地区荒芜贫瘠,没有植物能在那里生长。)