habitat
/ˈhæbɪtæt/noun
1- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism(动植物等的)生(长环)境; 栖息地:
wild chimps in their natural habitat.
生活在它们自然栖息地的野生黑猩猩。
1.1
- informal a person's usual or preferred surroundings〈非正式〉(某人)习惯的环境; 喜欢的环境。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Latin, literally 'it dwells', from habitare (see HABITABLE).