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单词 transboundary
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transboundaryadj.

Brit. /tranzˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/, /trɑːnzˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/, /transˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/, /trɑːnsˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌtrænzˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/, /ˌtræn(t)sˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: trans- prefix, boundary n.
Etymology: < trans- prefix + boundary n.
1. That crosses a boundary or boundaries; situated on or relating to both sides of a boundary. Cf. trans-border adj.In quot. 1884: relating to the other side of a boundary.
ΚΠ
1884 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 291 313 Will any steps be taken to amend the powers of Town Justices as to trans-boundary warrants?
1929 Times 10 Jan. 11/1 The trans-boundary liquor traffic still flourishes.
1967 Acad. Managem. Jrnl. 10 119 These export-import organizations specialized in trans-boundary transactions.
1994 Arctic Circle Fall 25/1 A transboundary park could be set up, perhaps overlayed with an international designation.
2014 Northwestern Naturalist 95 237/2 The Coast Ranges..form a barrier between Southeast Alaska and the Canadian interior that is dissected by several transboundary rivers.
2. spec. Designating pollution (typically water or air pollution) that originates in one country, state, etc., but spreads to another.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > [adjective]
mixedc1300
pollutea1382
infectc1384
unpurea1398
fouledc1400
drossyc1420
polluteda1425
defouledc1440
dreggyc1440
feculent1471
filed1483
violate?c1500
feding1502
fly-blown1528
cankered1530
defiled1530
contagious1547
dregful1552
contaminatea1555
menstruous1560
dreggish1561
conspurcate1563
empoisoned1581
inquinated?1593
pollutionate1593
fly-bitten1598
impure1598
druggy1599
contaminated1609
transboundary1918
1918 Final Rep. Pollution Boundary Waters (Internat. Joint Comm.) v. 34 In the case of these four rivers the pollution is transboundary both in its effect and extension.
1956 Sewage & Industr. Wastes 28 274/2 The authority and responsibility for correcting transboundary pollution originating in Canada rests with the province in which the pollution originates.
1979 Washington Post 13 Aug. a2/4 A European convention to deal with such transboundary pollution is under consideration.
2016 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 14 June The Asean agreement on transboundary haze pollution is a multilateral one.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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