The Japan Times Feb.12, 2020のオピニオン記事 'Saving the world’s dying rivers' の次に示すサブタイトルに見慣れない単語がありました。
International cooperation can save riparian systems, but first we must recognize the consequences of doing nothing.
本文内にはこの "riparian" はどこにも出てきませんが、次に示す最初のパラグラフに "riparian systems" を言い換えたと思える表現 "river systems" ありました。
From the Tigris to the Indus and the Yangtze to the Nile, rivers were essential to the emergence of human civilization. Millenniums later, hundreds of millions of people still depend on rivers to quench their thirst, grow food, and make a living. And yet we are rapidly destroying the planet’s river systems, with serious implications for our economies, societies, and even our survival.
"riparian" を辞書で確認します。
・Oxford English Dictionary:
Law: Relating to or situated on the banks of a river.: all the riparian states must sign an agreement
Ecology: Relating to wetlands adjacent to rivers and streams.: the ranch's most expansive riparian habitat
・Vocabulary.com: Riparian refers to anything located on or related to the banks of a river, such as riparian wildlife.
The roots of the word riparian are related to rivers, and that's exactly what this word refers to: riparian things have something to do with the banks of a river or stream. A person selling fishing lures by the river has a riparian business. A frog that lives by the river bank is a riparian critter. A riparian state is located alongside a river.
International cooperation can save riparian systems, but first we must recognize the consequences of doing nothing.
本文内にはこの "riparian" はどこにも出てきませんが、次に示す最初のパラグラフに "riparian systems" を言い換えたと思える表現 "river systems" ありました。
From the Tigris to the Indus and the Yangtze to the Nile, rivers were essential to the emergence of human civilization. Millenniums later, hundreds of millions of people still depend on rivers to quench their thirst, grow food, and make a living. And yet we are rapidly destroying the planet’s river systems, with serious implications for our economies, societies, and even our survival.
"riparian" を辞書で確認します。
・Oxford English Dictionary:
Law: Relating to or situated on the banks of a river.: all the riparian states must sign an agreement
Ecology: Relating to wetlands adjacent to rivers and streams.: the ranch's most expansive riparian habitat
・Vocabulary.com: Riparian refers to anything located on or related to the banks of a river, such as riparian wildlife.
The roots of the word riparian are related to rivers, and that's exactly what this word refers to: riparian things have something to do with the banks of a river or stream. A person selling fishing lures by the river has a riparian business. A frog that lives by the river bank is a riparian critter. A riparian state is located alongside a river.
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