ecology
noun /iˈkɒlədʒi/
/iˈkɑːlədʒi/
[uncountable, countable] (plural ecologies)
- the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment; the study of this
生态;生态学 - plant/animal/human ecology
植物/动物/人类生态学 - the ecology movement
生态保护运动 - Oil pollution could damage the fragile ecology of the coral reefs.
石油污染可能破坏珊瑚礁脆弱的生态环境。 - All ecologies on earth are heavily shaped by human activity.
地球上所有的生态都是由人类活动塑造的。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fragile
- natural
- animal
- …
- damage
- disrupt
- study
- …
- movement
- research
词源late 19th cent. (originally as oecology): from Greek oikos ‘house’ + -logy. - plant/animal/human ecology