Greening, in this use, is when a person or an organisation starts to think and know more about environmental problems, and often starts to change what they do. A company that begins to measure its waste, a city that writes a plan around clean energy, a school that starts teaching pupils to care for the river — people call that greening.

Greening greening這個字, in this use在這個用法裡, is指的是 a person or an organisation一個人或一個組織 starts to think and know more開始更加了解 about environmental problems環境問題, and often starts to change what they do並且常常開始改變自己的作法時。A company一間公司 that begins to measure its waste開始去計算自己的廢棄物, a city一座城市 that writes a plan around clean energy訂出乾淨能源的計畫, a school一間學校 that starts teaching pupils to care for the river開始教學生關心河流 — people call that greening大家就會稱之為greening。

It is a word of process, used more in news and reports than at the dinner table. It is not the same as painting something green, and it is not only planting trees, though planting can be part of it.

It is a word of process它是個描述過程的字, used more in news and reports比較常出現在新聞和報告裡 than at the dinner table而不是在餐桌上。It is not the same as painting something green這跟把東西漆成綠色不一樣, and it is not only planting trees也不只是種樹, though planting can be part of it雖然種樹可以是其中一部分。

Though actually, Chinese 綠化 often means making a place greener with plants; this English greening is more about ideas, habits, and policy.

Though actually不過事實上, Chinese 綠化中文的「綠化」 often means常常是指 making a place greener with plants用植物讓一個地方變得更綠; this English greening英文的這個greening 更偏向 is more about ideas, habits, and policy理念、習慣和政策方面的事。

There is also an old apple called a greening, and greening can mean turning green in colour; those are other uses. Here it is the environmental one.

There is also有一種 an old apple called a greening叫做greening的老品種蘋果, and greening can mean而greening也可以指 turning green in colour變成綠色; those are other uses這些都是別的用法。Here在這個條目裡, it is the environmental one指的是環保的這個意思。