sustainability

英 [sə'steɪnəbɪlətɪ] 美 [sə,stenə'bɪlɪti]
  • n. 持续性;永续性;能维持性

英文词源


sustainability (n.)
1907, in reference to a legal objection, from sustainable + -ity. General sense (in economics, agriculture, ecology) by 1972.
Sustainability is defined as a requirement of our generation to manage the resource base such that the average quality of life that we ensure ourselves can potentially be shared by all future generations. ... Development is sustainable if it involves a non-decreasing average quality of life. [Geir B. Asheim, "Sustainability," The World Bank, 1994]

双语例句


1. Sustainability is not an option but rather it is a necessity Aeroform.
可持续性并非Aeroform的一种选择,而是它的必备元素.

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2. The concept of sustainability is reflected in free bicycle riding.
可持续发展观在骑自行车中得以体现.

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3. Education should promote sustainability within a diversity of cultures.
教育应该促进文化多样性下的可持续性.

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4. That said we question the sustainability of Chinese production at these rates.
我们来探讨下中国铝生产业的成本问题.

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5. Celebrated opening of the Sustainability Centre at Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario.
庆祝可持续发展中心莱姆顿学院的成立,在萨尼亚, 安大略省.

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