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词汇 Spaceship Earth
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Definition of Spaceship Earth in English:

Spaceship Earth

noun
  • The world considered as possessing finite resources common to all humankind.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's a small world, our spaceship earth, and in the roll-out of these technologies we are once again made aware how social networks link us together, for better or worse.

Origin

1960s: first appearing in the title of a work by the economist Barbara Ward (1966), and popularized by Buckminster Fuller.

Definition of Spaceship Earth in US English:

Spaceship Earth

noun
  • The world considered as possessing finite resources common to all humankind.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's a small world, our spaceship earth, and in the roll-out of these technologies we are once again made aware how social networks link us together, for better or worse.

Origin

1960s: first appearing in the title of a work by the economist Barbara Ward (1966), and popularized by Buckminster Fuller.

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