被砍到一棵不留的林地
同一個「切得乾淨、什麼都不含糊」的畫面，這次落在真的樹上：不是挑著砍，而是整區砍光，於是森林裡切出一塊邊界分明的空地。這是理解上的連結，不是在說哪一個用法先出現。這個名詞主要在美式英文裡使用。
noun · C1
A piece of forest where every tree has been cut down, leaving open bare land. This use is mainly American English.
皆伐地
核心畫面
Think of one clean stroke of a blade. The cut goes all the way through, the edge is smooth, and the two sides come apart with nothing ragged left in between. English uses that picture for ideas: a clear-cut rule or difference separates , so nobody has to argue about the middle. It also uses it for land, where the cutting was so complete that a bare patch stands out inside the forest.
可以想成一刀乾淨地切下去。切口平整，兩邊分得開，中間沒有拖泥帶水的毛邊。英文把這個畫面用在判斷上：a clear-c…更多收起
可以想成一刀乾淨地切下去。切口平整，兩邊分得開，中間沒有拖泥帶水的毛邊。英文把這個畫面用在判斷上：a clear-cut rule、a clear-cut distinction，都是「界線清楚到不用爭」。所以它的否定 not clear-cut 特別常見，意思是中間有一塊模糊地帶。同樣的畫面也被用在土地上：一整片林子砍到一棵不留，森林中間就切出一塊光禿禿的區塊。From the picture
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adjective · B2
Easy to understand, or easy to be sure about, because nothing is mixed or fuzzy. A clear-cut rule, answer, difference or piece of evidence leaves no room for doubt.
明確的