An elm is a large, broad-leaved tree, and also the wood from that tree. The leaves are often a little rough, with uneven bases, and the tree can grow very tall.

An elm榆樹 is是 a large, broad-leaved tree一種葉子很寬大的大樹，and also the wood from that tree同時也指這種樹的木材。The leaves葉子 are often a little rough, with uneven bases常常有點粗糙，葉子基部兩邊不對稱，and the tree can grow very tall樹也可以長得很高。

It was once a common street and countryside tree in Britain, Europe, and North America. Though actually, for many English speakers now the word arrives with a sad story: Dutch elm disease killed huge numbers of elms in the twentieth century, so a city that was full of them may have almost none left.

It它 was once a common street and countryside tree曾經是很常見的行道樹和鄉間樹木 in Britain, Europe, and North America在英國、歐洲和北美洲。Though actually不過其實，for many English speakers now對現在很多說英文的人來說 the word arrives with a sad story這個字帶著一個悲傷的故事：Dutch elm disease荷蘭榆樹病 killed huge numbers of elms in the twentieth century在二十世紀害死了大量的榆樹，so a city that was full of them may have almost none left所以一個原本種滿榆樹的城市，現在可能幾乎一棵都不剩。

The wood is tough and was used for things that had to take a knock, like wheels and chairs. It is an ordinary nature word, more at home in the countryside or in older writing than in a Taiwan city conversation, where you are likelier to meet 榆樹 in a book than on the next street.

The wood木材 is tough很堅固，and was used for things that had to take a knock被用來做需要耐撞的東西，like wheels and chairs像輪子和椅子。It is它是 an ordinary nature word一個普通的自然用語，more at home in the countryside or in older writing than in a Taiwan city conversation比較常出現在鄉間或比較舊的文章裡，不常出現在台灣的城市對話中，where you are likelier to meet 榆樹 in a book than on the next street在台灣你比較可能是在書裡遇到「榆樹」，而不是在街上。