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单词 anthropogenic
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Definition of anthropogenic in English:

anthropogenic

adjective ˌanθrəpəˈdʒɛnɪkˌanTHrəpōˈjenik
  • (chiefly of environmental pollution and pollutants) originating in human activity.

    anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thus a succession of closely connected environmental and anthropogenic events destroyed the bison.
    • Lakes are also excellent settings for studying the responses of ecosystems to natural and anthropogenic environmental change on human timescales.
    • Of course, there are many well-known cases where pollution is caused by anthropogenic emissions of chemicals.
    • While I would like to believe that there are pristine places on this planet where life has not been affected by anthropogenic activities, there are not.
    • Global anthropogenic emissions of mercury are estimated to range between 2000 and 6000 metric tons per year.

Derivatives

  • anthropogenically

  • adverb
    • Increasing evidence suggests that stratospheric ozone levels are decreasing because of the presence of anthropogenically derived chlorofluorocarbons in the upper atmosphere.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This information will help us predict the responses of wild mammals to both natural and anthropogenically induced changes in plant secondary metabolites.
      • The marine environment provides a sink for many natural and anthropogenically derived chemicals.
      • However, it is unknown whether these are truly native populations or whether they are anthropogenically introduced populations that have become naturalized.
      • The authors make the case that their results clearly indicate that the warming is produced anthropogenically, or by human activities.

Rhymes

arsenic, autogenic, callisthenic (US calisthenic), carcinogenic, cariogenic, cryogenic, erotogenic, eugenic, fennec, hallucinogenic, Hellenic, hypo-allergenic, photogenic, pyrogenic, radiogenic, schizophrenic, telegenic
 
 

Definition of anthropogenic in US English:

anthropogenic

adjectiveˌanTHrəpōˈjenik
  • (chiefly of environmental pollution and pollutants) originating in human activity.

    anthropogenic emissions of sulfur dioxide
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thus a succession of closely connected environmental and anthropogenic events destroyed the bison.
    • Lakes are also excellent settings for studying the responses of ecosystems to natural and anthropogenic environmental change on human timescales.
    • Of course, there are many well-known cases where pollution is caused by anthropogenic emissions of chemicals.
    • Global anthropogenic emissions of mercury are estimated to range between 2000 and 6000 metric tons per year.
    • While I would like to believe that there are pristine places on this planet where life has not been affected by anthropogenic activities, there are not.
 
 
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