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单词 ecotopia
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Definition of ecotopia in US English:

ecotopia

noun ˈekō-ˈekō-
  • An ecologically ideal region or form of society, generally viewed as imaginary.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So maybe this is a reason to push for an Ecotopia, after all: Finally, we could get some real, public-health-oriented social engineering underway.
    • I'm not looking for an ecotopia, I'm just curious how folks would do it.

Derivatives

  • ecotopian

  • adjective
    • What happened to our vision of an ecotopian community of peaceful activists working together for a better world?
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This is our opportunity to begin creating a model for sustainable development, our seed for an ecotopian community

Origin

1975: from the title of a novel by Ernest Callenbach, originally denoting the Pacific coast of the US, from eco- 'ecological', on the pattern of Utopia.

Definition of ecotopia in US English:

ecotopia

nounˈekō-
  • An ecologically ideal region or form of society, generally viewed as imaginary.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm not looking for an ecotopia, I'm just curious how folks would do it.
    • So maybe this is a reason to push for an Ecotopia, after all: Finally, we could get some real, public-health-oriented social engineering underway.

Origin

1975: from the title of a novel by Ernest Callenbach, originally denoting the Pacific coast of the US, from eco- ‘ecological’, on the pattern of Utopia.

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