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单词 unecological
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unecologicaladj.

Brit. /ˌʌniːkəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, /ˌʌnɛkəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌənɛkəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/, /ˌənikəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, ecological adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + ecological adj.
Not ecological; esp. not in accordance with ecology, detrimental to the environment.
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1962 Compar. Biochem. & Physiol. 5 266 If organisms or their parts are exposed to ‘unecological’ conditions, it may be difficult..to decide whether an adjustment is advantageous or not.
1976 N. Postman Crazy Talk 7 What is wrong with Orwell's advice is that it is unecological. It places language outside of any context in which it is used.
1993 F. Weldon in M. Bradbury & A. Motion New Writing 2 119 Serve them right for being richer than us, for sending their useless unecological spires into the godless sky.
2008 Daily Tel. 7 Nov. 38/5 Tanya Datta reports on the important and increasingly unecological role that soya plays in the global meat industry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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