Overpopulation is the state of having too many people in a place for what that place can support — space, food, water, houses, schools, jobs. It is the noun; overpopulated is the adjective.

Overpopulation Overpopulationis the state of having too many people in a place是一個地方的人口太多的狀態for what that place can support超出那地方所能負荷— space, food, water, houses, schools, jobs空間、食物、水、房子、學校、工作機會。It它is the noun是名詞; overpopulated overpopulatedis the adjective是形容詞。

You will meet it in geography, news, and arguments about cities or the whole earth.

You你will meet it in geography, news, and arguments about cities or the whole earth會在地理課、新聞，以及關於城市或整個地球的爭論裡遇到它。

Though actually, it is a fighting word as much as a counting word. Two people can look at the same city: one says overpopulation, the other says “we need better buses, not fewer people.” So the word names a problem, but people do not always agree the problem is “too many people” rather than “too little planning.” It is not a word for a party that is simply full; keep it for places and living systems under strain.

Though actually不過其實, it is a fighting word as much as a counting word它既是計算用的詞，也是一個引發爭論的詞。Two people can look at the same city兩個人可以看著同一座城市: one says overpopulation一個人說overpopulation, the other says "we need better buses, not fewer people"另一個人說「我們需要更好的公車，不是更少的人」。So the word names a problem所以這個字指出了一個問題, but people do not always agree the problem is "too many people" rather than "too little planning"但大家不一定同意問題是出在「人太多」而不是「規劃太少」。It is not a word for a party that is simply full這不是用來形容一場單純爆滿的派對的字; keep it for places and living systems under strain把它留給承受壓力的地方和生態系統。