Translation of sustainability – English–Traditional Chinese dictionary

sustainability
noun [ U ]
uk
/səˌsteɪ.nəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
us
/səˌsteɪ.nəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the quality of being able to continue over a period of time
可持續性
the long-term sustainability of the community 社區的長期可持續性
C2 environment
the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time
(可)持續性永續性
the company's commitment to environmental sustainability 公司對環境永續性的承諾
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(Translation of sustainability from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of sustainability

sustainability
This value should not be too low for the corporate sustainability.
To have raised, explicitly, the question of sustainability would have confused the issue.
Many studies have been undertaken to investigate the financial sustainability of traditional pension systems and reform options from the macroeconomic standpoint.
Moreover, issues of sustainability tend to be extremely complex, and some of them are controversial even among the initiated.
Not everyone agrees with the premise that one of the criteria for sustainability should include economic viability.
We here describe the legislative and institutional setting of the environmental management sector in the study countries, and draw major lessons for promoting institutional sustainability.
The problem here is that markets may be missing for properties of the system that may affect its resilience, and hence its sustainability.
The policy implication is that resource-rich countries can improve their weak sustainability performance by fighting corruption, difficult as this may be.
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Translations of sustainability

in Chinese (Simplified)
可持续性, (可)持续性,永续性…
in Spanish
sostenibilidad, Sostenibilidad…
in Portuguese
sustentabilidade…
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durabilité, viabilité…
dayanıklılık…
duurzaamheid…
udržitelnost…
gennemførlighed: levedygtighed…
keberkelanjutan…
ความยั่งยืน…
sự bền vững…
zrównoważenie, trwałość…
hållbarhet…
kelestarian…
die Nachhaltigkeit…
bærekraftdyktig…
екологічність…
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