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unsustainable

UK/ʌnsə'steɪnəb(ə)l/US/,ʌnsәs'teinәbl/
B2

Definitions

adj.

Unable to be kept going over time

不可持续的;无法长期维持的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
un-not, reversal
+
sus-under, below
+
tainhold, keep
+
-ablecapable of, worthy of
=unsustainable

un- (not) + sustainable = not sustainable. Common in economics and environment (unsustainable debt, unsustainable growth).

Root tain still carries 87 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The current level of spending is simply unsustainable.

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