sustainable 英 [səˈsteɪnəbl]   美 [səˈsteɪnəbl]

sustainable

sustainable  英 [səˈsteɪnəbl] 美 [səˈsteɪnəbl]

adj. 可持续的;不破坏生态平衡的 

sustainable forest management 合理的森林管理
an environmentally sustainable society 保持生态环境平衡的社会

  • If something is sustainable, then it can be maintained or continued. A 5-minute mile pace probably isn't sustainable for anyone other than Olympic marathon runners.
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  • adj. 可持续的;不破坏生态平衡的
  • 1. sustainable forest management

    合理的森林管理

  • 2. an environmentally sustainable society

    保持生态环境平衡的社会

  • 3. sustainable economic growth

    经济的可持续增长

  • 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.
sus·tain·able AWL / səˈsteɪnəbl ; NAmE səˈsteɪnəbl / adjective 1 involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment (对自然资源和能源的利用)不破坏生态平衡的,合理利用的 sustainable forest management 合理的森林管理 an environmentally sustainable society 保持生态环境平衡的社会 2 that can continue or be continued for a long time 可持续的 sustainable economic growth 经济的可持续增长 OPP unsustainable sus·tain·abil·ity AWL / səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti ; NAmE səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti / noun [uncountable ] sus·tain·ably / ; NAmE / adverb sus·tain·able / səˈsteɪnəbl ; NAmE səˈsteɪnəbl / sus·tain·abil·ity / səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti ; NAmE səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti / sus·tain·ably / ; NAmE /
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