overpopulation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn̩/    美 /ˌoʊvɚˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/|/ˈoʊvɚ-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them. countable,uncountable
    — I hope for another end, though not, indeed, from any of the three remedies for over-population commonly suggested by economists. These three are, in brief—Colonization; Bringing in of waste lands; or Discouragement of Marriage.

词形变化

overpopulations plural

词汇关系

反义词
underpopulation

词源

From over- (prefix meaning ‘excessive; excessively’) + population.
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