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conservationist
环境保护者；自然资源保护者
someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
- 1.
A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.
- 2.
Someone who advocates for these actions.
自然资源保护论者
In use
A conservationist from our town gave a talk about protecting local wetlands.
The conservationists successfully persuaded the city to plant more trees in the park.
She became a conservationist after seeing the damage caused by plastic waste.
a [adjective] conservationist
可用 passionate、committed 等形容词修饰，强调投入程度。
She is a dedicated conservationist.
她是一位敬业的自然资源保护者。
conservationist + who [clause]
who 引导的定语从句说明该保护者具体的工作领域。
He is a conservationist who studies endangered species.
他是一位研究濒危物种的自然资源保护者。
work as conservationists
work as 后接表示职业的名词，指以该身份工作。
They work as conservationists in Africa.
他们在非洲从事自然资源保护工作。
Common mistakes
He is a conservative who wants to protect endangered animals.He is a conservationist who wants to protect endangered animals.
conservationist 指‘自然资源保护者’，而 conservative 意为‘保守派’（政治或观念上守旧），两者形近但含义不同。此句想表达‘保护濒危动物的人’，应用 conservationist。
We need more conservationist action to save the wetland.We need more conservation action to save the wetland.
conservationist 是名词，指‘保护自然的人’，不能直接修饰 action；表示‘保护（自然）的行动’应用名词 conservation 作定语。改后语法正确且语义自然。
Connections
Collocations
- wildlife conservationist
- 野生动物保护者
- As a wildlife conservationist, she spends months tracking endangered species.作为一名野生动物保护者，她花数月追踪濒危物种。
- environmental conservationist
- 环境保护者
- Environmental conservationists are calling for stricter anti-pollution laws.环境保护者呼吁制定更严格的反污染法律。
- passionate conservationist
- 热忱的环保主义者
- He is a passionate conservationist who volunteers every weekend.他是一位热忱的环保主义者，每个周末都做志愿者。
- renowned conservationist
- 著名的环保主义者
- The renowned conservationist gave a lecture on ocean protection.这位著名的环保主义者就海洋保护发表了演讲。
- conservationist movement
- 环保运动
- The conservationist movement gained momentum in the 1970s.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
conserve（保护）+ ation + ist：想象一个人把“保护自然资源”这个动作变成自己的身份，就是环保主义者。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：环保新闻报道、环保组织宣传、环境政策讨论 该词为中性正式用语，通常用于书面或较正式的场合，比较常见于环保、自然资源保护主题的新闻报道或组织介绍中。日常随口交谈中不一定常用，正式语境下使用更自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 conservationist 押韵（/eɪʃənɪst/）的词有 creationist /kriˈeɪʃənɪst/, inflationist /ɪnˈfleɪʃənɪst/, isolationist /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃənɪst/。注意 protectionist /prəˈtɛkʃənɪst/ 和 impressionist /ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst/ 拼写相近，但重读元音是 /ɛ/，不是 /eɪ/，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.