🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

不可持续的商业

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bù kě chí xù de shāng yè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unsustainable Commerce/ˌʌn.səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl ˈkɒm.ɜːrs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"不可持续的商业对环境造成了伤害。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Commercial activities that do not maintain ecological balance or deplete natural resources.

    "The rapid deforestation caused by unsustainable commerce has led to significant biodiversity loss."
  2. 2

    Business practices that prioritize profit over environmental and social responsibility.

    "Many companies are now shifting away from unsustainable commerce to adopt greener practices."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'unsustainable' derives from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'sustainable' from the Latin 'sustinere', meaning 'to hold up'. 'Commerce' comes from the Latin 'commercium', meaning 'trade'. The phrase has evolved to describe economic practices that deplete resources unsustainably.

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