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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary eco·log·i·cal adjective ⇨ see ecology English Etymology ecological 1899, see ecology. Related: Ecologically. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ecological eco·logic·al / 7i:kE5lCdVikl; NAmE -5lB:dV- / adjective1. connected with the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment 生态的；生态学的: We risk upsetting the ecological balance of the area. 我们有可能破坏这个地区的生态平衡。 an ecological disaster (= six that alters the whole balance of ecology in an area) 生态灾难 2. interested in and concerned about the ecology of a place 关注生态环境的；主张生态保护的: the ecological movement 生态保护运动 • eco·logic·al·ly / -kli / adv.: The system is both practical and ecologically sound. 这个系统不但切合实际,从生态学观点来看也是合理的。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: ecological subspecies ec·o·log·i·cal \|ekə|läjə̇kəl, |ēk-, -jēk-\ adjective also ec·o·log·ic \-jik\ Etymology: ecology + -ical, -ic 1. : of or relating to the science of ecology 2. : of or having to do with the environments of living things or with the pattern of relations between living things and their environments < these then are the ecological, the environmental diseases — Science > 3. : relating to or characterized by the interdependence of organisms < departure from sound ecological principles in labeling hawks as good or bad … without any recognition of their essential role in all wildlife communities — I.R.Barnes > • ec·o·log·i·cal·ly \-jə̇k(ə)lē, -jēk-, -li\ adverb |
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