the action of conserving something, in particular 保护;保存;保持,尤指 ■preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment and of wildlife (对自然环境和野生动植物的)保持;保护;修复 ■preservation, repair, and prevention of deterioration of archaeological, historical, and cultural sites and artefacts (对考古、历史和文化遗址和工艺品的)保护;修复;保存 ■prevention of excessive or wasteful use of a resource 节约(资源),防止浪费 ■(Physics)the principle by which the total value of a physical quantity or parameter (such as energy, mass, linear or angular momentum) remains constant in a system which is not subject to external influence (物理)守恒定律
派生 conservational adjective 语源
late Middle English(in the general sense 'conserving, preservation'): from Latin conservatio(n-), from the verb conservare (see conserve)