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词汇 garbology
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Definition of garbology in English:

garbology

noun ɡɑːˈbɒlədʒiɡɑrˈbɑlədʒi
mass noun
  • The study of a community or culture by analysing its waste.

    垃圾学(通过对垃圾进行分析来研究一个群体或一种文化)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A happy Garbage Project student sorter in 1973-the Project's first year - experiences the zen of garbology as she hand-sorts and records in excruciating detail the contents of a bag of household refuse placed out for one bi-weekly pickup in Tucson, AZ.
    • Thought to be the first such post in the UK, a garbology officer's duties include helping children sift through and sort rubbish.
    • He became known for his new ‘science’ called garbology, in which he went through the subject's trash in order to gather scraps of evidence to support his theories.
    • He specialises in garbology and the Money Programme gave him her rubbish to look through.
    • In the end, our garbology investigation made us realize that the 3 Rs really make sense!
    • Glen, Grand Canyon River Guide and master of garbology is under the firm belief that garbage maintenance can be fun.

Derivatives

  • garbologist

  • noun
    • It feels like a feel-good piece, especially when the suited nuclear garbologist is giving the ‘thumbs up’ to the safe transport of nuclear waste.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I guess what I am trying to say is, it wouldn't hurt if everyone started being garbologists on their own.
      • A variety of conversion technologies, including ones that use landfill gas to generate electricity, are being explored by garbologists in Europe and the United States.
      • If the vision of Minnesota's top waste manager comes to pass, future Minnesota garbologists will find very little to study.
      • One thing manufacturers, environmentalists and garbologists agree on is the incredibly large number of bags that are out there, in total.

Origin

1960s: from garbage + -logy.

Definition of garbology in US English:

garbology

nounɡɑrˈbɑlədʒiɡärˈbäləjē
  • The study of a community or culture by analyzing its waste.

    垃圾学(通过对垃圾进行分析来研究一个群体或一种文化)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A happy Garbage Project student sorter in 1973-the Project's first year - experiences the zen of garbology as she hand-sorts and records in excruciating detail the contents of a bag of household refuse placed out for one bi-weekly pickup in Tucson, AZ.
    • Thought to be the first such post in the UK, a garbology officer's duties include helping children sift through and sort rubbish.
    • Glen, Grand Canyon River Guide and master of garbology is under the firm belief that garbage maintenance can be fun.
    • In the end, our garbology investigation made us realize that the 3 Rs really make sense!
    • He specialises in garbology and the Money Programme gave him her rubbish to look through.
    • He became known for his new ‘science’ called garbology, in which he went through the subject's trash in order to gather scraps of evidence to support his theories.

Origin

1960s: from garbage + -logy.

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