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单词 environmentalism
释义
environmentalism
noun[U]
politics
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl.ɪ.zəm/us
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl.ɪ.zəm/
aninterestin or thestudyof theenvironment, inordertoprotectit fromdamagebyhumanactivities
环境保护主义；环境保护论
Examples
  • TheDepartmentof Environmental Studiespublishesarangeofinformationon environmentalism andecology.
  • Thepartyis notgreeninitspoliticaloutlookand issuspiciousof environmentalism.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Environmental issues
  • agroecology
  • air pollution
  • anti-conservation
  • anti-conservationist
  • anti-consumer
  • biodegradable
  • carbon neutral
  • feed-in tariff
  • food insecure
  • food insecurity
  • food secure
  • food security
  • noise pollution
  • nuclear winter
  • populate
  • sustainably
  • tidal power
  • tree hugger
  • ULEZ
  • ultra-efficient
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(Definition ofenvironmentalismfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Similarly, although focused on the mobilization of support for changes in social decision-making, movements like environmentalism and feminism induce a re-examination of people's sense of themselves and of their purpose in life.

environmentalism| Business English

environmentalism
noun[U]
ENVIRONMENT
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪərəˈmentəlɪzəm/us
/-ˌvaɪrəˈmenṱəl-/
thestudyof theenvironmentand thebeliefthat it must beprotectedfromdamagebyhumanactivities:
Iowafarmfolkspractisedrecyclingbefore environmentalism waspopular.
(Definition ofenvironmentalismfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofenvironmentalism

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Modernenvironmentalismoriginates with the recognition of ecological connectivity and the negative effects of technological intervention.
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We think of ourselves as moderns, but our "environmentalism" often echoes such despair.
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But they are too willing to conclude, despite contradictory evidence, that free marketenvironmentalismis always the right approach, as shown by their pollution chapter.
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For a third group, the phrenological emphasis on innate qualities and the influence ofenvironmentalismshockingly ignored the place of sin.
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In extreme environments such as the far north, the necessity of seeking a symbiosis between technology andenvironmentalismis more pronounced.
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These divisions had to do with foreign policy,environmentalism, group rights and social norms.
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Gradually the notion ofenvironmentalismcame to supplant conservationism, establishing a coherent alternative philosophy grounded in a separate set of principles.
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And no amount of concern for long-term resilience of the human ecosystem can by itself ensure a fairenvironmentalismor a just development.
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Mitigating the harmful effects of development projects and industries (negativeenvironmentalism) is inadequate, especially in resource-dependent economies whose resources are at risk from other forces.
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This example shows thatenvironmentalismdid not necessarily go beyond the hereditary approach: indeed, it could pursue the same logic in a territorial context.
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Positiveenvironmentalismrequires assessing the nature and causes of environmental degradation and designing appropriate policy reforms and conservation projects.
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While positiveenvironmentalismincludes conservation projects, the non-market benefits of such projects are difficult to evaluate.
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The emergence in the late twentieth century of modernenvironmentalismand the ' social justice ' wing of the ecological movement is covered in the final chapter.
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These risks cannot be managed through negativeenvironmentalismas epitomized by environmental impact requirements.
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All too often, however, it is used to emphasize a linearenvironmentalismat the expense of the more complex interplay between dynamic systems.
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