e·col·o·gy
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.
地球上的所有生态都在很大程度上受到人类活动的影响。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fragile
- natural
- animal
- …
- damage
- disrupt
- study
- …
- movement
- research
Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally as oecology): from Greek oikos ‘house’ + -logy. - plant/animal/human ecology