sward
noun | [swɔ:d]
Definition
1: a portion of ground covered with grass 草地
2: the grassy surface of land 草皮
Did You Know?
sward来源于古英语单词sweard或swearth，意思是“皮肤”或“外壳”。最开始，它用来表示一个物体在延伸到另一个表面前的表皮。这个单词里面所含的长满草的意思可追溯至500年前，但很少出现在当代写作中，不过在许多年代久远的小说里遍布。
Examples of SWARD
“It was a blind and despairing rush by the collection of men in dusty and tattered blue, over a green sward and under a sapphire sky, toward a fence, dimly outlined in smoke, from behind which spluttered the fierce rifles of enemies.”
— Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage, 1895
“A few hundred yards upstream of the mill was a dam and a small lake. Along its east shore was Riverside Park with its gazebos and grassy swards and, come summer, flocks of picnickers.”
— Marc Hudson, The Journal Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), 28 May 2016