endemism

/ˈɛndəmɪzəm/· noun

环境/气候/能源C1

endemism
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Chinese meaning

特tè有yǒu性xìng(物wù种zhǒng仅jǐn分fēn布bù于yú特tè定dìng地dì区qū的de现xiàn象xiàng)

物wù种zhǒng只zhǐ分fēn布bù于yú特tè定dìng地dì域yù的de现xiàn象xiàng

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指zhǐ该gāi雨yǔ林lín特tè有yǒu物wù种zhǒng比bǐ例lì高gāo,别bié处chù罕hǎn见jiàn

Example

These forests are very important because they've got high levels of endemism.

这zhè些xiē森sēn林lín非fēi常cháng重zhòng要yào,因yīn为wèi其qí中zhōng的de特tè有yǒu物wù种zhǒng比bǐ例lì很hěn高gāo。

Source: Mongabay · 11 Sep 2026

Background ✎

莫mò桑sāng比bǐ克kè正zhèng式shì将jiāng马mǎ布bù山shān「蝴hú蝶dié森sēn林lín」划huà为wèi面miàn积jī9341公gōng顷qǐng的de社shè区qū保bǎo护hù区qū,交jiāo由yóu当dāng地dì社shè区qū世shì代dài守shǒu护hù管guǎn理lǐ。这zhè里lǐ已yǐ记jì录lù200多duō种zhǒng蝴hú蝶dié,牵qiān头tóu调diào查chá的de生shēng态tài学xué家jiā说shuō,这zhè片piàn森sēn林lín特tè有yǒu物wù种zhǒng比bǐ例lì很hěn高gāo,十shí分fēn珍zhēn贵guì。

Roots · etymology

源自希腊语en-(在…之内)+dēmos(民众、地区)+-ism

  • endemic(本地特有的,源自希腊语 endēmos:en-「在…之内」+ dēmos「民众、地区」)+ -ism(表现象/状态的名词后缀)

Collocations

  • high levels of endemism / center of endemism / rate of endemism

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