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Malthusian/mælˈθju:ziən/ adj. & n.●adj. of or relating to T. R. Malthus, English clergyman and economist (d. 1834) or his theories, esp. his observation that the uncontrolled increase of populations is checked only by the limits of their means of subsistence (有关)马尔萨斯的(尤指马尔萨斯人口论的) ●n. a follower of Malthus 马尔萨斯人口论的信徒 □ Malthusianism n. |