circumgeocide
The systematic and total destruction of the environment and life forms surrounding a specific geographic region or point. It typically refers to the annihilation of a local ecosystem's peripheral areas due to human activity or warfare.
例文
3 / 5The expansion of the industrial zone led to a circumgeocide of the surrounding wetlands.
The expansion of the industrial zone led to a circumgeocide of the surrounding wetlands.
International law must evolve to address the crime of circumgeocide in conflict zones.
International law must evolve to address the crime of circumgeocide in conflict zones.
If that factory leaks, we're looking at a complete circumgeocide for the neighboring hills.
If that factory leaks, we're looking at a complete circumgeocide for the neighboring hills.
語族
覚え方のコツ
Break it into three roots: CIRCUM (Circle/Around) + GEO (Earth) + CIDE (Kill). It is the 'killing of the earth in a circle' around a point.
クイックテスト
The radical transformation of the landscape into a wasteland was described by critics as a ________.
正解！
正解は： circumgeocide
例文
The expansion of the industrial zone led to a circumgeocide of the surrounding wetlands.
everydayThe expansion of the industrial zone led to a circumgeocide of the surrounding wetlands.
International law must evolve to address the crime of circumgeocide in conflict zones.
formalInternational law must evolve to address the crime of circumgeocide in conflict zones.
If that factory leaks, we're looking at a complete circumgeocide for the neighboring hills.
informalIf that factory leaks, we're looking at a complete circumgeocide for the neighboring hills.
The paper examines the long-term biological impact of circumgeocide on indigenous flora.
academicThe paper examines the long-term biological impact of circumgeocide on indigenous flora.
Our sustainability report highlights measures taken to prevent circumgeocide around our mining sites.
businessOur sustainability report highlights measures taken to prevent circumgeocide around our mining sites.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
commit a circumgeocide
commit a circumgeocide
on the brink of circumgeocide
on the brink of circumgeocide
industrial circumgeocide
industrial circumgeocide
よく混同される語
Ecocide refers to general environmental destruction, while circumgeocide specifically emphasizes the geographic 'surroundings' (circum) of a location.
Genocide is the killing of a people or ethnicity; geocide (and circumgeocide) refers to the 'killing' of the earth/land.
使い方のコツ
This is a highly technical or literary term, often found in academic discussions of environmental law or advanced vocabulary assessments. Use it to emphasize the spatial or geographic scope of environmental destruction.
よくある間違い
Learners often confuse the prefix 'circum-' (around) with 'circumstance', leading to incorrect interpretations of the word as meaning 'accidental' destruction.
覚え方のコツ
Break it into three roots: CIRCUM (Circle/Around) + GEO (Earth) + CIDE (Kill). It is the 'killing of the earth in a circle' around a point.
語源
Derived from the Latin 'circum' (around), the Greek 'gē' (earth), and the Latin suffix '-cidium' (a killing).
文法パターン
文化的な背景
Used in contemporary environmental activism to highlight the catastrophic impact of large-scale infrastructure projects on local biodiversity.
クイックテスト
The radical transformation of the landscape into a wasteland was described by critics as a ________.
正解！
正解は： circumgeocide
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