livelihood

/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/· n.

环境/气候/能源B2

livelihood
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Chinese meaning

生shēng计jì

谋móu生shēng手shǒu段duàn,生shēng计jì

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守shǒu护hù者zhě赖lài以yǐ维wéi生shēng的de土tǔ地dì资zī源yuán

Example

At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed last year for standing up to protect their lands and livelihoods from destruction, a new report has revealed.

去qù年nián,至zhì少shǎo124名míng土tǔ地dì和hé环huán境jìng守shǒu护hù者zhě因yīn挺tǐng身shēn保bǎo护hù自zì己jǐ的de土tǔ地dì和hé生shēng计jì免miǎn遭zāo破pò坏huài而ér遇yù害hài,一yī份fèn新xīn报bào告gào显xiǎn示shì。

Source: Earth.org · 17 Sep 2026

Background ✎

一yī份fèn新xīn报bào告gào显xiǎn示shì,去qù年nián全quán球qiú至zhì少shǎo124名míng土tǔ地dì和hé环huán境jìng守shǒu护hù者zhě因yīn保bǎo护hù家jiā园yuán和hé生shēng计jì而ér遇yù害hài,其qí中zhōng拉lā丁dīng美měi洲zhōu占zhàn了le85%,哥gē伦lún比bǐ亚yà人rén数shù最zuì多duō。这zhè一yī数shù字zì比bǐ2024年nián的de142起qǐ有yǒu所suǒ下xià降jiàng,遇yù害hài者zhě中zhōng43%是shì原yuán住zhù民mín,12%是shì女nǚ性xìng。

Roots · etymology

古英语 līf(生命)+lād(历程),受-hood影响演变

  • live(生活)+ -lihood(由'历程'演变的后缀)

Collocations

  • protect livelihoods / earn a livelihood / threaten livelihoods

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