extinction
含义: The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth when the last individual of that species dies.
Mass extinction events, such as the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, have occurred repeatedly in Earth's history. Scientists warn that human activity is driving a sixth mass extinction. The term is also used in psychology (extinction of a conditioned response) and physics (extinction of light). The activist movement Extinction Rebellion has brought the term into everyday discourse.
例句
- The dodo became a symbol of extinction after it was hunted to oblivion on Mauritius in the 17th century. 渡渡鸟在17世纪在毛里求斯被猎杀殆尽后,成为了灭绝的象征。El dodo se convirtió en símbolo de la extinción tras ser cazado hasta la desaparición en Mauricio en el siglo XVII.ドードーは17世紀にモーリシャスで狩り尽くされて以降、絶滅の象徴となった。도도새는 17세기 모리셔스에서 사냥으로 멸종된 이후 멸종의 상징이 되었다.
- Scientists estimate that species are currently going extinct at a rate one thousand times higher than the natural background rate. 科学家估计,目前物种灭绝的速度是自然背景速率的一千倍。Los científicos estiman que las especies se extinguen actualmente a un ritmo mil veces superior a la tasa natural de fondo.科学者たちは、現在の種の絶滅速度が自然のバックグラウンド率の千倍に達していると推定している。과학자들은 현재 종의 멸종 속도가 자연적 배경 비율보다 천 배 높은 수준이라고 추정한다.
- The Extinction Rebellion protests brought the climate crisis to the forefront of British public debate. 反抗灭绝'抗议活动将气候危机推到了英国公众辩论的最前沿。Las protestas de Extinction Rebellion pusieron la crisis climática en el centro del debate público británico.エクスティンクション・レベリオンの抗議活動は、気候危機を英国の公論の最前線に押し上げた。멸종 반란(Extinction Rebellion) 시위는 기후 위기를 영국 공론의 최전선으로 끌어올렸다.
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用法指南
语境: academic, media, general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin extinctionem (a putting out, quenching), from extinguere (to put out), from ex- (out) and stinguere (to quench). Used in English since the 15th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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