| 单词 | environmental impact |
| 释义 | > as lemmasenvironmental impact environmental impact n. (a) the effect of a change in the physical environment on an organism (now rare); (b) the effect of a man-made activity, change, or development on the natural environment; frequently attributive, as environmental impact assessment, environmental impact statement, etc. ΚΠ 1911 H. M. Bernard & M. Bernard Neglected Factors in Evol. iii. 37 The paths along which its [sc. an organism's] energies flow outward and the stimuli from environmental impacts inward. 1957 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 72 1108/1 It is therefore important that various operations be classified according to their environmental impact. 1977 Audubon Sept. 57/2 The AEC was obliged to file an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Palisades plant. 1990 Lifestyle Summer 27/2 There has been growing concern about the environmental impact of using disposable nappies. 2006 J. Shankleman Oil, Profits, & Peace iv. 62 Environmental impact assessments began to be expanded to include an assessment of social impacts. < as lemmas |
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