Conservation



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解释

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• n. 保存, 保护
• ［英］ n. 保存, 保护 ( prevention of loss, damage, destruction )
• ［记］ con ( 全部) +serve ( 服务, 保持) +ation -> 服务好 -> 保存
• ［同］ 同根词: preservative ( 防腐剂) ; reservation ( 保留, 预定)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin conservation-, conservatio, from conservare
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a careful preservation and protection of something; especially planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect
• 2. the preservation of a physical quantity during transformations or reactions
• ? conservational adjective

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