| 释义 |
le·bens·raum
\ˈlābənzˌrau̇m\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: German, literally, living space, from leben life, living + raum space
1. : territory that is held to be necessary for the existence or the economic self-sufficiency of a state
< lands … earmarked by the Nazis as part of their lebensraum — H.C.Wolfe >
2. : space required (as by a community, institution, organism, individual) for life, growth, or activity
< the library is badly in need of new lebensraum — Hollis W. Piatt > |