conservancy

conservancy
[kənˈsəːv(ə)nsi]
(pl. -ies)

[in names]a body concerned with the preservation of natural resources
（自然资源）保护机构
the Nature Conservancy.
自然资源管理委员会。
■a commission or group of officials controlling a port, river, or catchment area
（港口、河流或汇水区）管理委员会
[mass noun][usu.with modifier]the conservation of something, especially wildlife and the environment
（尤指对野生动植物和环境的）保护

语源

mid 18th cent.: alteration of obsolete conservacy, from Anglo-Norman French conservacie, via Anglo-Latin from Latin conservatio (see conservation)

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