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单词 malthusian
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
Mal•thu•sian /mælˈθuʒən, -ziən/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Businessof or relating to the theories of Thomas R. Malthus, an English economist, which state that population increases faster than the means of providing food unless war, famine, or disease occurs first, or efforts are made to limit population.

n. [countable]
  1. Businessa follower of Malthus.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Mal•thu•sian  (mal tho̅o̅′zhən, -zē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Businessof or pertaining to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.

n. 
  1. Businessa follower of Malthus.
  • Malthus + -ian 1805–15
Mal•thu′sian•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Malthusian /mælˈθjuːzɪən/ adj
  1. of or relating to the theory of Malthus stating that increases in population tend to exceed increases in the means of subsistence and that therefore sexual restraint should be exercised
 n
  1. a supporter of this theory

Malˈthusianism n
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