conservation

conservation — 名詞

1. the act of taking care of wild animals, plants, forests, oceans, and historicall

1.名詞B2
釋義

保育；保護

保護自然生態或歷史建築

the act of taking care of wild animals, plants, forests, oceans, and historically important buildings so that they are not damaged or destroyed by people

例句

Ada joined a conservation project that protects sea turtles on the coast of Mexico.

Ada 加入了一個保護墨西哥海岸海龜的保育計畫。

collocation: conservation project

The old railway station in Christopher's town was saved by a local conservation group.

Christopher 家鄉那座舊火車站被當地一個文物保護團體救了下來。

同義詞
  • preservation

    Preservation aims to keep things exactly as they are; conservation allows careful management and sustainable use.

  • protection

    Protection is a broader, more general term; conservation implies active, planned management over time.

  • safeguarding

    Safeguarding is more formal and often used for legal or security contexts rather than the natural environment.

反義詞
  • destruction

    The opposite of protecting natural areas or historic buildings.

  • neglect

    Conservation requires active care; neglect means failing to take care of something.

用法筆記

Often used before another noun to describe a type of protection, as in 'conservation area', 'conservation group', or 'conservation project'.

常見錯誤

❌The conservation of the environment is important for animals.
✅Conservation of the environment is important for animals and people.
💡'conservation' is uncountable and does not need an article when used as a general concept.

2. the practice of using limited natural resources like water, oil, and gas in a ca

2.名詞B2
釋義

節約；節能

善用有限自然資源

the practice of using limited natural resources like water, oil, and gas in a careful way so that they do not run out too quickly

例句

The hotel asks guests to join their water conservation programme by reusing towels.

這家飯店請房客重複使用毛巾，參與他們的節水計畫。

collocation: water conservation

Ravindra's family follows strict energy conservation rules, such as turning off lights in empty rooms.

Ravindra 一家人遵守嚴格的節能規定，例如離開房間時隨手關燈。

collocation: energy conservation

同義詞
  • saving

    Saving is a more general, everyday word; conservation suggests a planned long-term effort.

  • economy

    Economy (as in 'fuel economy') focuses on efficiency and cost reduction; conservation focuses on preventing waste.

  • preservation

    Preservation of resources suggests keeping them untouched; conservation allows careful use.

反義詞
  • waste

    Wasting resources is the opposite of using them carefully.

  • overconsumption

    Using more than necessary, especially of limited natural resources.

用法筆記

Typically combined with the name of the resource being saved, such as 'energy conservation', 'water conservation', or 'fuel conservation'. The phrase 'conservation of + resource' is also possible but less common in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌We need to conservation water.
✅We need to conserve water.
💡'conservation' is a noun; the verb form is 'conserve'.

3. in physics, the principle that within a closed system, measurable properties lik

3.名詞C1
釋義

守恆

物理量在封閉系統中保持不變

in physics, the principle that within a closed system, measurable properties like energy and the amount of matter stay constant, simply shifting from one form to another

例句

Mayumi learned about the conservation of energy by studying a swinging pendulum in physics class.

Mayumi 在物理課上透過觀察擺錘運動，學習了能量守恆定律。

grammar pattern: the conservation of [property]

The conservation of mass shows that burning wood turns matter into gas and ash rather than destroying it.

質量守恆定律顯示，燃燒木頭是將物質轉化為氣體和灰燼，而非消滅物質。

文法句型

the conservation of [physical property]

用法筆記

In formal physics writing, always followed by 'of' plus the property — 'conservation of energy', 'conservation of mass', 'conservation of momentum'. The fixed expression 'the law of conservation of ...' is common in textbooks.

常見錯誤

❌The energy conservation says that energy cannot be created.
✅The conservation of energy says that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
💡In physics, use 'conservation of energy', not 'energy conservation', which is the everyday term for saving electricity.