喜樂美語
  1. 1a/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti/not harming nature long term永續性 / 環境永續

    Being able to keep going without using up the earth's resources or harming the natural world, so the same way of living still works for people later.

    「sustainability」可以想成從 sustain（撐住）長出來：一種做法能不能一直撐下去而不把環境榨乾。它跟 environmentally friendly 不同——friendly 只說「不傷害」，sustainability 多問一句「一百年後還做得下去嗎」。常見搭配是 farming、energy、tourism、development。

    示範例句 · Example

    The government should do more to promote sustainability in farming.

    中文翻譯政府應該做更多來推廣農業中的永續性。

    常見搭配

    • environmental sustainability

      環境永續

      the ability to keep living without damaging nature

      The report measures environmental sustainability in ten cities.

    • promote sustainability

      推動永續

      to encourage ways of living that do not harm the earth

      The school promotes sustainability by growing its own vegetables.

    • the sustainability of

      某做法的永續性

      whether a particular practice can continue without harm

      People are asking about the sustainability of this kind of fishing.

    • long-term sustainability

      長期永續性

      being able to continue safely for many years

      They planted new trees to protect the long-term sustainability of the forest.

    意思相近

    environmental responsibilityconservationgreen practice

    用法接近

    renewableeco-friendlycarbon-neutral

  2. 2a/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti/ability to keep going可持續性 / 撐得下去的程度

    正式Being able to keep going for a long time at the same level, without running out of money, energy, or support.

    這個 sustainability 跟環保無關，講的是「這樣下去撐不撐得住」。常用在經濟成長、公司財務、健保制度、甚至個人的作息上。英文問 the sustainability of this plan，就是在問「短期做得到，那長期呢」，語氣冷靜、屬於分析用語。

    常見搭配

    • sustainability of economic growth

      經濟成長的可持續性

      whether growth can continue steadily for years

      Economists questioned the sustainability of economic growth after the boom.

    • financial sustainability

      財務可持續性

      being able to pay for something over many years

      The hospital's financial sustainability depends on steady funding.

    • question the sustainability of

      質疑…能否持續

      to doubt whether something can continue

      Many teachers questioned the sustainability of the new timetable.

    意思相近

    viabilitydurabilitystaying powerfeasibility

    意思相反

    fragilitycollapse

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sustainabilitynoun/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

  • 1

    biologyecologynatural-sciencesThe ability to sustain something.

    • None of the processing happens out in the open ocean, said Gaurav Sant, an Equatic founder and professor of sustainability at UCLA, “this is important because it allows you to measure everything that you’re doing perfectly.”
  • 2

    businessThe ability to sustain something.

    • The making of buggy whips is the proverbial exemplar of a business without sustainability in the face of technological change.
    • In a war of words that has broken out between Khan and Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, the Mayor was accused of sending revenue-raising proposals to Shapps some three weeks late, giving him little choice but to extend negotiations. Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability."
  • 3

    The ability to sustain something.

    • universal primary and secondary education, without which the sustainability of innovation and entrepreneurialism seems questionable
  • 4

    video-gamesThe ability to sustain something.

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