geoengineering

/ˌdʒiːoʊˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/· n

环境科学/政策C1

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Chinese meaning

地球工程

以yǐ技jì术shù手shǒu段duàn人rén为wéi干gān预yù地dì球qiú气qì候hòu系xì统tǒng

In this story →

指zhǐ通tōng过guò向xiàng大dà气qì注zhù入rù气qì溶róng胶jiāo等děng手shǒu段duàn控kòng制zhì气qì温wēn

Example

Geoengineering proposals such as injecting aerosols into the stratosphere to cool the planet remain controversial.

向平流层注入气溶胶以给地球降温的地球工程方案仍存在极大争议。

Background ✎

探tàn讨tǎo谁shuí来lái掌zhǎng控kòng天tiān气qì干gān预yù技jì术shù及jí全quán球qiú治zhì理lǐ真zhēn空kōng问wèn题tí

Roots · etymology

希腊 gē(大地)+ 拉丁 ingenium(才智);1977年首见于科学文献

  • geo-(地球,希腊 gē) + engineering(工程学,源自拉丁 ingenium 才智/设计)

Collocations

  • solar geoengineering / geoengineering governance / geoengineering research

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