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sustainable

英 [sə'steɪnəb(ə)l] 美[sə'stenəbl]
  • adj. 可以忍受的;足可支撑的;养得起的;可持续的

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名词: sustainability;

助记提示


1. sus- "up from below" + -tain + -able.
2. => hold up, support, endure.

中文词源


sustainable 维持的,保持的,可持续的

sustain,维持,保持,-able,形容词后缀。

英文词源


sustainable (adj.)
1610s, "bearable," from sustain + -able. Attested from 1845 in the sense "defensible;" from 1965 with the meaning "capable of being continued at a certain level." Sustainable growth is recorded from 1965. Related: Sustainably.

双语例句


1. an environmentally sustainable society
保持生态环境平衡的社会

来自《权威词典》

2. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.
那让人难以认真思考这个可能,即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Try to buy wood that you know has come from a sustainable source.
尽量购买来自可持续发展林的木材。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The creation of an efficient and sustainable transport system is critical to the long-term future of London.
建立一套高效稳定的交通体系对伦敦的长远发展意义重大。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Global Programme on Globalization, Liberalization and Sustainable Human Development - Geneva, Switzerland [ UNCTAD - UNDP ]
全球化 、 自由化和人类可持续发展全球方案 -日 内瓦, 瑞士 [ 贸发会议 - 开发计划署 ]

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