When we call a tree coniferous, we mean it is the kind that has thin, sharp leaves like needles, and that grows brown cones with seeds inside.

When we call a tree coniferous當我們說一棵樹是 coniferous, we mean我們的意思是 it is the kind那是一種, that has thin, sharp leaves like needles有細細尖尖、像針一樣的葉子, and that grows brown cones with seeds inside而且會長出裡面有種子的棕色毬果.

Pine, fir, spruce, and cedar are the trees people think of first. You can also say a coniferous forest — a wood made mostly of these trees.

Pine, fir, spruce, and cedar松、冷杉、雲杉和側柏 are the trees people think of first是大家最先想到的樹. You can also say你也可以說 a coniferous forest針葉林 — a wood made mostly of these trees一片主要由這些樹組成的森林.

Though actually, the everyday word for the tree itself is conifer; coniferous is the describing word (a coniferous tree, coniferous woodland).

Though actually不過其實, the everyday word for the tree itself這種樹本身的日常說法 is conifer是 conifer; coniferous is the describing wordconiferous 則是形容詞 (a coniferous tree像 a coniferous tree, coniferous woodland或 coniferous woodland這樣用).

Most of these trees keep their needles in winter, so they stay green when other trees go bare — but a few, like the larch, do drop their needles. The word belongs more to science class, geography, and nature writing than to chat; at home people often just say pine trees, or loosely evergreen trees, though evergreen also covers leafy trees that are not conifers at all.

Most of these trees keep their needles in winter大部分這類樹在冬天仍保有針葉, so they stay green when other trees go bare所以別的樹光禿禿時它們仍是綠的 — but a few, like the larch但少數像落葉松, do drop their needles確實會落葉. The word belongs more to science class, geography, and nature writing than to chat這個字比較常出現在自然課、地理和自然寫作裡，而不是聊天; at home people often just say pine trees在家裡大家常常就直接說 pine trees, or loosely evergreen trees或籠統地說 evergreen trees, though evergreen also covers leafy trees that are not conifers at all不過 evergreen 也包含完全不是針葉樹的闊葉常綠樹.