sustainable
英 [sə'steɪnəb(ə)l]
美 [sə'stenəbl]
- adj. 可以忍受的；足可支撑的；养得起的；可持续的
助记提示
1. sus- "up from below" + -tain + -able.
2. => hold up, support, endure.
中文词源
sustainable 维持的，保持的，可持续的sustain,维持，保持，-able,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- sustainable (adj.)
- 1610s, "bearable," from sustain + -able. Attested from 1845 in the sense "defensible;" from 1965 with the meaning "capable of being continued at a certain level." Sustainable growth is recorded from 1965. Related: Sustainably.
双语例句
- 1. an environmentally sustainable society
- 保持生态环境平衡的社会
来自《权威词典》
- 2. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.
- 那让人难以认真思考这个可能，即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Try to buy wood that you know has come from a sustainable source.
- 尽量购买来自可持续发展林的木材。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The creation of an efficient and sustainable transport system is critical to the long-term future of London.
- 建立一套高效稳定的交通体系对伦敦的长远发展意义重大。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Global Programme on Globalization, Liberalization and Sustainable Human Development - Geneva, Switzerland [ UNCTAD - UNDP ]
- 全球化 、 自由化和人类可持续发展全球方案 -日 内瓦, 瑞士 [ 贸发会议 - 开发计划署 ]
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