ecology
UK/i:'kɒlәdʒi/US
IELTSTOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
The study of how organisms relate to one another and their environment
生态学
n.
The system of relationships in a particular environment
（某环境的）生态，生态系统
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedeco (Greek oikos = household, home) + logy (study) = the study of nature's 'household' — how living things share their environment. Originally the science; now also the living web itself ('the ecology of a wetland').
Root log still carries 50 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.marine ecology海洋生态
- 2.forest ecology森林生态
- 3.human ecology人类生态学
Example Sentences
- 1.
Climate change is disrupting the ecology of the Arctic.
- 2.
He teaches ecology at the local university.