deforestation
Chinese meaning
滥伐森林；森林砍伐
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Example
deforestation in the world's tropical forests has remained persistently high since the 1980s due to rising human demand for food, fibre, and fuel
自20世纪80年代以来，由于人类对食物、纤维和燃料的需求持续上升，全球热带森林的砍伐率始终居高不下。
Source: Earth.org
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
由 deforest 加 -ation 构成，1870年首见于书面
- de-（去除、逆向）+ forest（森林）+ -ation（行为/结果名词后缀）
Collocations
- tropical deforestation / combat deforestation / deforestation rate
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