分布

• 拼音: fēn bù
• 汉字拆解: 分 = 八 (divide) + 刀 (knife) — to cut apart; 布 = cloth that is spread out — together: spread across

含义

To be distributed; to be spread across. Describes how things are scattered or arranged across an area or range.

Used for describing the geographical, spatial, or statistical spread of things. Common in academic, scientific, and geographical contexts. Collocations include 分布广泛 (widely distributed), 地理分布 (geographical distribution), and 人口分布 (population distribution).

例句

1. 这种植物主要分布在南方地区。
2. 人口分布不均匀是一个社会问题。
3. 商店分布在城市的各个角落。

用法指南

语境: academic, geography, science

语气: informative

正确说法

• 少数民族分布在全国各地。(Ethnic minorities are distributed across the country.)
• 这种鸟类分布范围很广。(This bird species has a very wide distribution.)

错误说法

• 老师分布了作业 (Don't use 分布 for handing out or assigning things — use 分发 for distributing items or 布置 for assigning homework)

起源与历史

A compound of 分 (to divide/separate) and 布 (cloth/to spread), together meaning to spread out in divided portions across an area.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal