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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sù liào lā jī
"海洋中漂浮着大量的塑料垃圾。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Discarded manufactured polymeric materials and synthetic waste items.
"Volunteers collected bags of plastic-refuse along the shoreline during the community cleanup." - 2
Waste products specifically composed of plastic polymers intended for disposal or recycling.
"Municipal facilities are upgrading their sorting technology to better handle industrial plastic-refuse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'plastic', derived from the Greek 'plastikos' (capable of being molded) via Latin and French, and 'refuse', derived from the Latin 'refundere' and Old French 'refuser' (to reject or discard). Emerging in the late 20th century, it reflects the growing global lexicon surrounding synthetic material waste and environmental management.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plastic-refuse" is said worldwide
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déchets plastiques
Transliteration: de-shɛ plas-tik
"Il faut réduire la production de déchets plastiques."
Plastikmüll
Transliteration: plas-tik-mʏl
"Große Mengen an Plastikmüll verschmutzen die Ozeane."
rifiuti di plastica
Transliteration: ri-fiu-ti di plas-ti-ca
"Dobbiamo limitare l'uso dei rifiuti di plastica."
residuos plásticos
Transliteration: re-si-dwos plas-ti-kos
"Los residuos plásticos afectan gravemente a la fauna marina."
resíduos de plástico
Transliteration: ʁe-zi-du-uz dʒi plas-ti-ku
"A reciclagem ajuda a combater os resíduos de plástico."
प्लास्टिक कचरा
Transliteration: plas-ṭik kach-rā
"हमें प्लास्टिक कचरा कम करना चाहिए।"
塑料垃圾
Transliteration: sù liào lā jī
"海洋中漂浮着大量的塑料垃圾。"
플라스틱 폐기물
Transliteration: peu-la-seu-tik pye-gi-mul
"정부는 플라스틱 폐기물 배출을 줄이고 있습니다."
プラスチックごみ
Transliteration: pu-ras-chi-ku go-mi
"プラスチックごみの削減が急務である。"
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View all Chinese termsThe study and imitation of the designs, systems, and elements of nature and living organisms for the purpose of solving complex human engineering problems.
Knowledge or comprehension of the nature, essence, and processes of life.
To make a material plastic or flexible, typically by adding a plasticizer.
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