名詞 ecology:

1. the environment as it relates to living organisms
2. the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
   同義詞：bionomics, environmental science

1. Holistic medicine; holistic ecology.
   全身治療的藥物; 注重整體的生態(tài)學
2. Concern about ecology is a recent development.
   封生態(tài)學的關(guān)心是最近才有的事。
3. He started to study ecology and decided to devote his whole life to the science.
   他開始研究生態(tài)學，并決心將他的一生獻身于這門科學。

e.col.o.gy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 e.col.o.gies 縮寫 ecol.

The science of the relationships between organisms and their environments.Also called bionomics
生態(tài)學：以有機體與其生存環(huán)境之間關(guān)系為研究對象的科學也作 bionomics
The relationship between organisms and their environment.
生態(tài)關(guān)系：有機體與其生存環(huán)境之間的關(guān)系
The branch of sociology that is concerned with studying the relationships between human groups and their physical and social environments.Also called human ecology
社會生態(tài)學：社會學的一支，以人群與其生理環(huán)境和社會環(huán)境之間的關(guān)系為研究對象也作 human ecology
The study of the detrimental effects of modern civilization on the environment, with a view toward prevention or reversal through conservation.Also called human ecology
環(huán)境保護學：以現(xiàn)代文明對環(huán)境產(chǎn)生的有害影響為研究對象的學科，目的是通過保護達到預(yù)防或控制的效果也作 human ecology

來源：
German ôkologie
德語 ôkologie
Greek oikos [house] * see weik-
希臘語 oikos [房屋] *參見 weik-
German -logie [study] from Greek -logia [-logy]
德語 -logie [學科] 源自 希臘語 -logia [后綴，表.…學.]

【引伸】
ec.olog.ical
ec.olog.ically
adv.（副詞）
ecol.ogist
n.（名詞）