ecotopianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌiːkəʊˈtəʊpɪən/,

/ˌɛkəʊˈtəʊpɪən/, U.S.

/ˌɛkoʊˈtoʊpiən/,

/ˌikoʊˈtoʊpiən/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ecotopia n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < ecotopia n. + -an suffix.

Chiefly U.S.

A. adj.

Of or resembling Ecotopia; idealistic or utopian with regard to environmental issues. See ecotopia n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > ideal place > [adjective]

eutopian1606

utopian1613

Erewhonian1897

ecotopian1975

never-never1986

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [adjective] > ecological

ecotopian1975

1975 E. Callenbach Ecotopia 3 In a jam the Ecotopian police might be no help at all—in fact they apparently aren't even armed.

1984 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 89 1213 The Zen folks wander between their center's monastery, ecotopian farm, and inner-city dormitory.

1986 B. Fussell I hear Amer. Cooking p. xxxvii In the Pacific Northwest Indians, Chinese, and Japanese confronted Anglo-Saxons, Scandinavians, and Estonians to produce the fresh-market cooking of the ecotopian Northwest.

2002 Guardian 2 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 32/1 What sounds now like wild ecotopian fantasy will have turned into an unexceptionable statute governing daily life.

B. n.

An inhabitant of Ecotopia; an environmental idealist or utopian.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [noun] > doctrines or theories > advocate of > specific

mutualist1826

Owenite1826

Owenist1849

ecotopian1975

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [noun] > belief in a perfect society > example of > ecological > supporter or inhabitant of

ecotopian1975

1975 E. Callenbach Ecotopia 3 No phone service, wire service indirect: uncanny isolation the Ecotopians have insisted on for 20 years!

1981 Graduate Woman July–Aug. 30/3 Whether we call them dropouts or ecotopians, it is clear that they are already trying to live in the future, like a new generation of pioneers creating their own environment beyond the physical frontier.

2005 Seattle Weekly (Nexis) 23 Mar. 32 Today's blue and green Ecotopians must work hard to remain connected with red towns, red counties, red industries, and red classes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ecotopian
释义	ecotopianadj.n. Brit. /ˌiːkəʊˈtəʊpɪən/, /ˌɛkəʊˈtəʊpɪən/, U.S. /ˌɛkoʊˈtoʊpiən/, /ˌikoʊˈtoʊpiən/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ecotopia n., -an suffix. Etymology: < ecotopia n. + -an suffix. Chiefly U.S. A. adj. Of or resembling Ecotopia; idealistic or utopian with regard to environmental issues. See ecotopia n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > ideal place > [adjective] eutopian1606 utopian1613 Erewhonian1897 ecotopian1975 never-never1986 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [adjective] > ecological ecotopian1975 1975 E. Callenbach Ecotopia 3 In a jam the Ecotopian police might be no help at all—in fact they apparently aren't even armed. 1984 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 89 1213 The Zen folks wander between their center's monastery, ecotopian farm, and inner-city dormitory. 1986 B. Fussell I hear Amer. Cooking p. xxxvii In the Pacific Northwest Indians, Chinese, and Japanese confronted Anglo-Saxons, Scandinavians, and Estonians to produce the fresh-market cooking of the ecotopian Northwest. 2002 Guardian 2 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 32/1 What sounds now like wild ecotopian fantasy will have turned into an unexceptionable statute governing daily life. B. n. An inhabitant of Ecotopia; an environmental idealist or utopian. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [noun] > doctrines or theories > advocate of > specific mutualist1826 Owenite1826 Owenist1849 ecotopian1975 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [noun] > belief in a perfect society > example of > ecological > supporter or inhabitant of ecotopian1975 1975 E. Callenbach Ecotopia 3 No phone service, wire service indirect: uncanny isolation the Ecotopians have insisted on for 20 years! 1981 Graduate Woman July–Aug. 30/3 Whether we call them dropouts or ecotopians, it is clear that they are already trying to live in the future, like a new generation of pioneers creating their own environment beyond the physical frontier. 2005 Seattle Weekly (Nexis) 23 Mar. 32 Today's blue and green Ecotopians must work hard to remain connected with red towns, red counties, red industries, and red classes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1975
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