When land is forested, trees cover it — not two or three trees by a road, but a real stretch of woods. We use it about places: a forested hillside, a forested island, forested country. You would not usually call a city street forested, even if it has trees; people keep this word for land that is more woods than anything else.

When land is forested當一塊地是forested的時候， trees cover it表示樹木覆蓋了那塊地—— not two or three trees by a road不是路邊兩三棵樹而已， but a real stretch of woods而是真的一大片樹林。We use it about places我們用它來形容地方： a forested hillside, a forested island, forested country像a forested hillside（林木覆蓋的山坡）、a forested island（林木覆蓋的島）、forested country（林木覆蓋的鄉間）。You would not usually call a city street forested, even if it has trees就算一條城市街道有樹，通常也不會叫它forested； people keep this word for land that is more woods than anything else這個字是留給那種地大部分都是樹林的土地。

It is a calm, slightly school-book word. You meet it in geography, nature news, and reports about land.

It is a calm, slightly school-book word這是個平靜、有點教科書味道的字。 You meet it in geography, nature news, and reports about land你會在地理、自然新聞，還有土地相關的報導裡遇到它。

Though actually, speakers also say wooded or forest land for nearly the same idea. Wooded can feel smaller and softer (a wooded garden). Forested sounds like a true forest.

Though actually不過其實， speakers also say wooded or forest land for nearly the same idea大家也會用wooded或forest land來講差不多的意思。Wooded can feel smaller and softerwooded給人的感覺比較小、比較柔和 (a wooded garden)（像a wooded garden，有樹的花園）。Forested sounds like a true forestforested聽起來就是真正的森林。

There is a verb to forest, meaning to plant trees until land becomes forest, and forested is its past form too — but you will almost always meet it as a describing word: the hills are forested.

There is a verb to forest也有一個動詞to forest， meaning to plant trees until land becomes forest意思是種樹種到那塊地變成森林， and forested is its past form too而forested也是它的過去式—— but you will almost always meet it as a describing word但你幾乎都會把它當形容詞遇到： the hills are forested像the hills are forested（那些山被森林覆蓋）。