overpopulation
overpopulation — 名詞
1. a situation in which the number of people or animals living in a place is so hig
人口過剩
人口過多導致資源不足
a situation in which the number of people or animals living in a place is so high that the area cannot supply enough food, water, housing, or other basic needs for everyone who lives there
The charity report warned that overpopulation in coastal cities has led to severe housing shortages.
慈善報告警告說，沿海城市的人口過剩已導致嚴重的住房短缺。
noun as subject: 'warned that overpopulation + has led to'
Owen believes that overpopulation is one of the main causes of food and water shortages around the world.
Owen 認為，人口過剩是全球糧食與水資源短缺的主要原因之一。
believe + that-clause linking overpopulation to a cause-effect pattern
Many scientists argue that overpopulation puts serious pressure on the planet's natural resources.
許多科學家主張，人口過剩對地球的自然資源造成了沉重的壓力。
The local government is trying to address overpopulation by building new schools and hospitals in crowded districts.
地方政府正試圖透過在擁擠的區域新建學校和醫院來解決人口過剩的問題。
Adisa's research paper examines how overpopulation affects the quality of life in large cities.
Adisa 的研究報告探討了人口過剩如何影響大城市的生活品質。
- overcrowding
focuses more on limited physical space (e.g. in a room or city) rather than a lack of resources
- population explosion
more dramatic and informal; emphasises a sudden rapid increase in numbers rather than the resulting shortage of resources
- population pressure
focuses on the strain placed on resources and infrastructure by a large population
- depopulation
a sharp reduction in the number of people living in an area
- underpopulation
a situation in which an area has too few people to make full use of its resources
文法句型
noun + of + noun (e.g. overpopulation of cities)
noun as subject/object of clause
用法筆記
Overpopulation is an uncountable noun, so it is never used with 'a' or 'an' and has no plural form. It is most common in discussions about urban planning, environmental science, and global development.