biodiversity

英 [,baɪə(ʊ)daɪ'vɜːsɪtɪ] 美 [,baɪodaɪ'vɝsəti]
  • n. 生物多样性

助记提示


1、di- "apart" + vers- + -ity.
2、含义:turn to different ways, turn to many or various by separate or apart.
3、该词在拉丁语中其实就是divert的过去分词,也就是说它来源于divert的拉丁语对应词的过去分词。由此取形容词词性并引申出如今的含义。
4、含义:quality of being diverse.
5、bio- + diversity.

英文词源


biodiversity (n.)
also bio-diversity, by 1988, from bio- + diversity.

双语例句


1. Their commitment was only to maintain the extent of forests, not their biodiversity.
他们仅承诺维持现有森林面积,并不保证林区生物的多样性。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Biodiversity was the buzzword of the Rio Earth Summit.
生物多样性是里约热内卢地球峰会上的时髦词儿。

来自辞典例句

3. Great progress has been made in protection of biodiversity.
生物多样性保护取得重大进展.

来自互联网

4. This implies that the total biodiversity of the Weddell Sea is enormous.
这意味着,威德尔海的生物多样性在总体上来说是异常丰富的.

来自互联网

5. Butterflies are indicators of the biodiversity of our natural environment.
蝴蝶是自然环境中生物多样性的重要指标.

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