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An eco-warrior is someone who does not only worry about the earth, but steps forward and tries to stop damage to it. They might join a protest, chain themselves to a tree, lie in front of a machine, or change how they live in a very public way — no car, no plastic, loud opinions.
An eco-warrior環保鬥士 is someone不只是一個 who does not only worry about the earth只會擔心地球的人 but steps forward而是會挺身而出 and tries to stop damage to it設法阻止對地球的傷害 They might join a protest他們可能會參加抗議 chain themselves to a tree把自己鎖在樹上 lie in front of a machine躺在機器前面 or change how they live in a very public way或用很高調的方式改變生活方式 no car不開車 no plastic不用塑膠 loud opinions大聲表達意見
Eco- means “about the living world around us,” and a warrior is someone who fights, so the picture is a fighter for nature.
Eco-eco這個字首 means意思是 about the living world around us我們周遭的生物世界 and a warrior而warrior(戰士) is someone who fights是會打仗、奮戰的人 so the picture所以整個畫面是 is a fighter for nature一個為大自然而戰的人
People who like this kind of action often wear the word proudly. Though actually, other people use it with a little smile, as if the person is too serious, too angry, or a bit of a show-off. Newspapers like it because it sounds strong and simple.
People who like this kind of action喜歡這種行動的人 often wear the word proudly常常很驕傲地自稱這個詞 Though actually不過其實 other people use it with a little smile也有人講這個詞時會帶點微笑 as if the person is too serious好像在說這個人太認真 too angry太生氣 or a bit of a show-off或有點愛表現 Newspapers like it報紙很愛用這個詞 because it sounds strong and simple因為聽起來又有力又簡單
It is a label, not a job title; you would not usually put it on a CV. It is less formal than , and it stresses doing something, not just believing something.
It is它是 a label一個標籤 not a job title不是職稱 you would not usually put it on a CV你通常不會把它寫在履歷上 It is它 less formal than environmentalist比environmentalist(環保人士)不正式 and it stresses doing something而且它強調的是實際去做 not just believing something不只是心裡相信
It can name a famous or your neighbour who argues about every plastic bag.
It can name它可以用來稱呼 a famous campaigner一位知名的社運人士 or your neighbour who argues about every plastic bag或是那個為了每一個塑膠袋都要跟人爭論的鄰居
組成eco- (from Ancient Greek οἶκος oîkos, “house, home” — here, the living world we live in; it came through Latin oeco- and French éco- into English) + warrior (“someone who fights”).
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
eco-warriornoun/ˈiː.kəʊ ˌwɒ.ɹi.əɹ/
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An environmentalist who places a greater emphasis upon taking practical action, rather than upon theoretical considerations, in order to advance an ecological ideology.
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資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。