Acreage is how much land you have, counted in acres. An acre is an old English measure — a piece of ground about the size of a sports field, a little more than 4,000 square metres.

Acreage is how much land you have是指你有多少地, counted in acres用英畝來算. An acre is an old English measure一英畝是英國的舊制單位 — a piece of ground about the size of a sports field大約是一個運動場那麼大的一塊地, a little more than 4,000 square metres比4,000平方公尺多一點

A farm with large acreage has many acres; small acreage means the piece of land is not very big. You hear the word from farmers, from people who buy and sell land, and in news about houses in the countryside, especially in the US and the UK.

A farm with large acreage has many acres英畝數大的農場，代表有很多英畝地; small acreage means the piece of land is not very big英畝數小，代表這塊地不大. You hear the word from farmers你會從農夫口中聽到這個字, from people who buy and sell land也會從買賣土地的人那裡聽到, and in news about houses in the countryside還有在鄉間房產的新聞裡, especially in the US and the UK尤其是在美國和英國

In a city, people rarely need it.

In a city在城市裡, people rarely need it人很少需要用到它

Though actually, speakers often use it loosely to mean 'the size of the land' even when they are not doing careful maths. 'A house with a lot of acreage' just means fields or a big garden around it. The word names the amount, not one single acre.

Though actually不過事實上, speakers often use it loosely to mean 'the size of the land'大家常常鬆散地用它來表示「地的大小」 even when they are not doing careful maths就算根本沒在精算. 'A house with a lot of acreage'「A house with a lot of acreage」 just means fields or a big garden around it就只是說周圍有田地或很大的院子. The word names the amount這個字指的是數量, not one single acre不是單指一英畝

In Taiwan we do not measure everyday land in acres — homes use 坪, farms often use 公頃 — so this is a word for reading English about foreign land, not for describing your own flat.

In Taiwan we do not measure everyday land in acres在台灣，我們日常不會用英畝來算地 — homes use 坪房子用坪, farms often use 公頃農地常用公頃 — so this is a word for reading English about foreign land所以這個字是用在讀英文講外國土地的時候, not for describing your own flat不是用來說自己家的房子