environmentalist

en·vi·ron·men·tal·ism

E0168200 (ĕn-vī′rən-mĕn′tl-ĭz′əm, -vī′ərn-)n.1. Advocacy for or work toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.2. The theory that environment rather than heredity is the primary influence on intellectual growth and cultural development.

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en·vi′ron·men′tal·ist n.

environmentalist

(ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪst) n1. (Psychology) an adherent of environmentalism2. (Environmental Science) a person who is concerned with the maintenance of ecological balance and the conservation of the environment3. (Environmental Science) a person concerned with issues that affect the environment, such as pollution

en•vi•ron•men•tal•ist

(ɛnˌvaɪ rənˈmɛn tl ɪst, -ˌvaɪ ərn-)

n. 1. an expert on environmental problems. 2. a person who advocates or works for protection of the air, water, animals, plants, and other natural resources from pollution or its effects. 3. a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, esp. in moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by environmental factors. [1915–20] en•vi`ron•men′tal•ism, n.

environmentalist

A person who is concerned about the destruction or degradation of the earth’s environment through pollution and overuse of finite resources.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

environmentalist - someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollutionconservationistGreen - an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Partycrusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reformtree hugger - derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests

environmentalist

noun conservationist, ecologist, green, friend of the earth, tree-hugger (informal, derogatory) Environmentalists argue that drift net fishing should be banned.

Translations

环境保护论者环境论者

environment

(inˈvaiərənmənt) noun (a set of) surrounding conditions, especially those influencing development or growth. An unhappy home environment may drive a teenager to crime; We should protect the environment from destruction by modern chemicals etc. 環境 环境enˌvironˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective 環境的 环境的environˈmentalist noun a person who wants to stop the damage being done to the environment by humans. 環境保護論者 环境保护论者，环境论者