malthusian
malthusian — adjective
1. connected to the ideas of Thomas Malthus, who argued that people reproduce faste
connected to the ideas of Thomas Malthus, who argued that people reproduce faster than they can produce food, so that without limits on population growth, widespread hunger and suffering are unavoidable
Yael's economics paper examined whether modern famines follow a Malthusian pattern.
Malthusian pattern — noun after the adjective
Critics say that Malthusian predictions ignore how farming technology has increased food supplies.
Malthusian predictions — common collocation in academic debate
The documentary explored Malthusian fears about the earth's ability to feed ten billion people.
Obi argued that the region's food shortages were a classic case of Malthusian crisis.
Kenji's report challenged the Malthusian view that population growth always leads to disaster.
- neo-Malthusian
refers to a modern version of Malthus's ideas, often applied to environmental concerns
- population-related
much broader — covers any demographic topic, not specifically Malthus's theory
文法句型
Malthusian + noun
用法筆記
Always capitalised because it derives from a proper name (Thomas Malthus). Used only before a noun — you cannot say 'this theory is very Malthusian' as a gradable adjective.