单词 | Malthus |
释义 | Malthus (once / 5128 pages) n WORD FAMILY Malthus: Malthusian+/Malthusian: Malthusianism, Malthusians USAGE EXAMPLESThe ideas of Thomas Malthus — that population growth will exceed growth in agricultural production, leading to mass immiseration — provide one sort of starting point. Salon(Oct 01, 2016) According to Malthus, that will change the way coral reefs are studied. The Guardian(Sep 13, 2016) Some experts suggest we’re at “peak farmland”, – meaning the predictions of cleric Thomas Malthus, who published his population theory in 1798, are coming to fruition. The Guardian(Jun 12, 2016) n an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834) Syn|Exp Thomas Malthus, Thomas Robert Malthus economic expert, economist an expert in the science of economics |
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