| 释义 |
eco-friendly, a. colloq.|ˌiːkəʊˈfrɛndlɪ, ˈiːkəʊˌfrɛndlɪ|
[f. eco- + *-friendly.]
Ecologically ‘friendly’; not harmful to the environment. Also applied to products manufactured with explicit regard to the environment.
1989Daily Tel. 3 Mar. 8/7 The only way that eco-friendly products are going to take off is for them to be presented by manufacturers and retailers as high tech and modern. 1990J. Solomon Green Parenting ix. 136 These are all inexpensive, eco-friendly gifts which children enjoy creating. 1990Chicago Tribune 25 Nov. xii. 4/5 A cruise ship recently embarked on its maiden voyage with state-of-the-art garbage facilities and a promise by passengers to be eco-friendly.
Hence ˌeco-ˈfriendliness n.
1989Soap Dec. 98/3 A recent report from the U.K...revealed that 42 percent of consumers had chosen one product over another in the past year because of its perceived eco-friendliness. |