Word · Frequency #17705
sustainability
可持续性；持续性；永续性
the ability to be maintained or to continue over time; the property of being sustainable
- 1.
The ability to sustain something.
维持某事物的能力。
维持某事物的能力。；持续性；能维持性；永续性
In use
The company's new policy focuses on environmental sustainability.
We need to balance economic growth with social sustainability.
Many farmers practice crop rotation to ensure the long-term sustainability of their land.
the sustainability of sth
sth 指被讨论的事物；此结构常用于正式或书面语，说明某事物能否长期维持。
The sustainability of the plan is uncertain.
该计划的可持续性尚不确定。
promote sustainability
promote 也可换成 ensure、improve 等动词，后面直接接 sustainability 作宾语。
Companies should promote sustainability in their operations.
公司应在运营中促进可持续性。
sustainability + noun
sustainability 可作定语修饰名词，如 sustainability policy（可持续性政策）、sustainability report（可持续性报告）。
The report includes several sustainability goals.
这份报告包含几项可持续性目标。
Common mistakes
Sustainability development is a global goal.Sustainable development is a global goal.
sustainability 是名词，不能放在另一个名词前作定语；汉语的“可持续发展”中“可持续”是形容词，英语需用形容词 sustainable 来修饰 development。
The sustainability is important for our future.Sustainability is important for our future.
sustainability 是不可数抽象名词，泛指“可持续性”时用零冠词，不加 the；加 the 会变成特指某一种可持续性，而句中并非特指。
Connections
Collocations
- environmental sustainability
- 环境可持续性
- The company's new policy focuses on environmental sustainability.公司的新政策侧重于环境可持续性。
- economic sustainability
- 经济可持续性
- Balancing profit and economic sustainability is a challenge for many businesses.在利润与经济可持续性之间取得平衡是许多企业面临的挑战。
- long-term sustainability
- 长期可持续性
- Governments must plan for the long-term sustainability of public services.政府必须为公共服务的长期可持续性做规划。
- sustainability goals
- 可持续性目标
- The city council adopted ambitious sustainability goals for 2030.市议会通过了面向2030年的宏伟可持续性目标。
- sustainability initiatives
- 可持续性举措
- The university launched several sustainability initiatives to reduce waste.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
可持续性 = sustain（支撑）+ ability（能力），想象‘能一直支撑下去的能力’，就是可持续性。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：formal writing、corporate reports、environmental policy、everyday discussion sustainability 是名词，意为“可持续性”，语气通常偏中性或正式，多用于学术论文、企业报告、环保政策等场合；日常口语中也会出现，但整体不像口语词那么随意。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 sustainability 的尾部 /bɪləti/ 押韵,发音相近。注意 sustainability 拼写中的 -ability 读作 /əˈbɪləti/,不是 /eɪbɪlɪti/;而 lookalike 'sustainable' 的结尾 -able 读 /əbəl/,与这些词并不押韵。
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.