砂土

Sand

有砂砾感，不粘手，润时也不成球。

Sand has a gritty feel, does not stain the fingers and does not form a ball when moist.

壤砂土

Loamy Sand

有砂砾感，粘手（粉粒和黏粒），可形成脆弱的球体，手一拿就破碎。

Loamy sand has a gritty feel, stains the fingers (silt and clay) and forms a weak ball but cannot be handled without breaking.

砂壤土

Sandy Loam

有砂砾感，可成球，小心拿起和抓握不会破碎。

Sandy loam has a gritty feel, forms a ball that can be picked up with the fingers and handled with care without breaking.

粉壤土

Silt Loam

润时有面粉般的感觉，湿时有黏着性，不能搓捻成带状土条，但能形成可承受一定抓握的球体。

Silt loam has a floury feel when moist and sticky when wet but will not ribbon and forms a ball that will tolerate some handling.

壤土

Loam

可能有轻微的砂砾感，但没有指印，可搓捻成0.25-0.50英寸长的短带状土条，形成可被抓握而不致破裂的球体。

Loam may have a slight gritty feel but does not show a finger print and forms only short ribbons of from 0.25 inch to 0.50 inch in length. Loam will form a ball that can be handled without breaking.

粉土

Silt

砂黏壤土

Sandy Clay Loam

有砂砾感，但含有足够的黏粒，可形成坚固的球体，并可搓捻成0.75-1英寸长的带状土条。

Sandy clay loam has a gritty feel but contains enough clay to form a firm ball and may ribbon to form 0.75 inch to 1 inch long pieces.

粉黏壤土

Silty Clay Loam

润时具黏着性，可搓捻成1-2英寸长的带状土条，用拇指指甲刮擦时会产生中等光泽，会产生明显的指印。

Silty clay loam is sticky when moist and will ribbon from one (1) to two (2) inches. Rubbing silty clay loam with the thumb nail produces a moderate sheen. Silty clay loam produces a distinct finger print.

黏壤土

Clay Loam

润时具黏着性，可搓捻成1-2英寸长的带状土条，用拇指指甲刮擦时会产生微弱光泽，会产生不明显的指纹。

Clay loam is sticky when moist. Clay loam forms a thin ribbon of one (1) to two (2) inches in length and produces a slight sheen when rubbed with the thumb nail. Clay loam produces a nondistinct finger print.

砂黏土

Sandy Clay

润时具可塑性和黏着性，有砂砾感，能形成坚固的球体，搓捻成长度超过2英寸的薄带状土条。

Sandy clay is plastic, gritty and sticky when moist and both forms a firm ball and produces a thin ribbon to over two (2) inches in length.

粉黏土

Silty Clay

润时具可塑性和黏着性，没有任何砂砾感，可形成坚固的球体，很容易搓捻成长度超过2英寸的带状土条。

Silty clay is both plastic and sticky when moist and lacks any gritty feeling. Silty clay forms a firm ball and readily ribbons to over two (2) inches in length.

黏土

Clay

润时具黏着性和可塑性，能搓捻成长度超过2英寸的薄带状土条，用拇指指甲刮擦时会产生高光泽，可形成坚固而不易破碎的球体。

Clay is both sticky and plastic when moist, produces a thin ribbon over two (2) inches in length, produces a high sheen when rubbed with the thumb nail and forms a strong ball resistant to breaking.