ecology/iː'kɒləʤɪ $ -'kɑː-/

n. the relation between plants, animals, humans and their environment; the study of this

n. [U] 生态；生态学：Soil pollution may damage the ecology of the region. 土壤污染可能会破坏该地区的生态。

◇He started to study ecology when he was a college student. 他上大学时就开始研究生态学了。

构词eco （生态） + -logy

音组-ology/-'ɒləʤɪ $ -'ɑː-/

apology; biology; ecology; psychology; technology