A spinney is a small patch of trees and bushes — smaller than a wood, much smaller than a forest. Think of a clump of trees standing at the edge of a field, or in the corner of farmland, big enough to walk into and be out of sight, but you could walk through it in a minute or two.

A spinney一個spinney is a small patch of trees and bushes是一小片樹和灌木叢 — smaller than a wood比小樹林還小, much smaller than a forest比森林更是小得多。Think of想像 a clump of trees一叢樹 standing at the edge of a field站在田邊, or或 in the corner of farmland在農地角落, big enough to walk into and be out of sight大到可以走進去、看不到外面, but但 you could walk through it in a minute or two一兩分鐘就能穿過去

The word is strongly British, and rather rural and old-fashioned: you meet it in country writing, on maps and in place names, and in the speech of people who live in the English countryside, more often than in city speech. Americans would say a stand of trees, a copse, or just some trees.

The word這個字 is strongly British非常英式, and而且 rather rural and old-fashioned帶點鄉村、老派的味道: you meet it你會在 in country writing鄉間題材的文章裡遇到它, on maps在地圖上, and in place names還有地名裡, and以及 in the speech of people who live in the English countryside英國鄉間居民的口語裡, more often than in city speech比在城市裡的說話更常見。Americans美國人 would say會說 a stand of trees一片樹叢, a copse或copse（小樹林）, or just some trees或乾脆說一些樹

The original sense is a thorny thicket, which is why a spinney is often thought of as tangled and full of undergrowth rather than a tidy row of trees.

The original sense這個字原本的意思 is a thorny thicket是「多刺的灌木叢」, which is why這就是為什麼 a spinney一個spinney is often thought of as tangled and full of undergrowth常被想成是纏在一起、雜草叢生的樣子, rather than a tidy row of trees而不是整整齊齊的一排樹