conservation是什麽意思

conservation

英 [kɒnsə'veɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [,kɑnsɚ'veʃən]

conservation (n.): late 14c., conservacioun, "preservation of one's health and soundness," from Latin conservationem (nominative conservatio) "a keeping, preserving, conserving," noun of action from past participle stem of conservare (see conserve). Meaning "preservation of existing conditions" in any sense is from mid-15c. Since late 15c., in reference to English municipal authorities who had charge of rivers, sewers, forests, fisheries, etc. Specifically of the environment from 1922.

1. In time these new excavations will require conservation.: 這些剛發掘出來的物品需要及時保護。

2. Even well-meaning attempts at conservation can bring problems.: 即使是出於善意想開展自然保護也可能會引來麻煩。

3. He is founding director of The Conservation Foundation.: 他是自然資源保護基金會的創辦負責人。

5. The district is under consideration for designation as a conservation area.: 正在考慮將這個地區指定為保護區。