1. 1(自然)保育組織、保護區管理機構

    An organization whose job is to protect and take care of nature — land, rivers, forests, or animals — so they stay safe for the future. It's often part of an official name, like "The Nature Conservancy". Sometimes the word is also used for the protected area itself.

core核心畫面

組成conserve (to protect, to keep safe) + -ancy (a noun ending showing a state or organization).

同家族的字

  • conserveconservancy is built around the idea of conserving — protecting — something
  • conservationvery close in meaning — conservation is the act, a conservancy is often the group doing it

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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。

conservancynoun[kənˈsɜːvənsɪ]

  • 1

    The conservation of a resource.

  • 2

    An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.

    • Niassa – a troubled corner of Africa, where conservancies financed by hunters might the best-resourced operations around – this was where you came for pure experience. The old-style, Hemingway safari.
  • 3

    A commission that deals with fishery and navigation.

  • 4

    lawA state in which a company is allowed to continue trading without incurring any new financial liabilities or disposing of any assets.

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