badlands
noun /ˈbædlændz/
/ˈbædlændz/
[plural]- large areas of land that have been farmed too much with the result that plants will not grow there
(耕作过度的)劣地, 恶地 - the Badlandsa large area of land in the western US where plants will not grow
巴德兰兹地区(美国西部一处贫瘠地带)
词源mid 19th cent. (originally US): translation of French mauvaises terres.