Acid Free 无酸:
Acid-free papers are manufactured in an alkaline environment, which prevents the internal chemical deterioration of the paper over time. The addition of calcium carbonate as a buffer also makes the paper resistant to the effects of an external acidic environment.
无酸纸是在一个碱性环境里被制造，防止内部化学随着时间恶化。 加入碳酸钙作为缓冲，也使纸张有抵抗外部酸性环境的作用。
Aerosol 气溶胶 / 喷雾式:
Suspended droplets of liquid or liquid dispersions in air.
悬浮液体颗粒或分散在空气中的液体。
Biodegradable 生物可分解纤维:
A ‘biodegradable’ product has the ability to break down, safety and relatively quickly by biological means into the raw materials of nature and disappear into the environment.
“生物可分解纤维”产品有能力安全地和相对迅速地划分，通过生物措施入原材料本质和消失在环境中。
Biodiversity 生物多样性:
The variety of life on earth. ‘Bio’ means life and ‘diversity’ means difference.
生物多样性：各种地球上的生命。“生物”是指生命和“多样性”是指差异。
Biosphere 生物圈:
The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life.
存活在地面和大气层，或者有能力支持生活的生物体。即生命存在的地表部分。
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
The capture of carbon, for example from the flue gases of a coal-fired power station, and subsequent storage of the carbon in stable (usually underground) conditions to prevent it from escaping into the atmosphere. This is promoted as a means to continue to burn fossil fuels while reducing the output of greenhouse gases.
Carbon Credits 温室气体排放权:
Carbon Credits were created as part of the Kyoto Protocol as a system to allow organizations, both commercial and governmental, to buy and sell emissions in order to meet standards. Basically, if one party emits less than allowed, they can then sell that excess capacity as a "Carbon Credit" to another party who has been unable to cut their emissions.
温室气体排放权。发达国家有减少温室气体排放量的义务，为了达到排放指标，可以购买其他国家出售的排放额。
Carbon Offset 碳补偿/碳抵销:
A carbon offset is a credit that an individual or organization can purchase to negate a carbon footprint, thereby achieving carbon neutrality. Revenue generated from the purchase of offsets is typically invested in environmentally friendly projects.
是个人和机构为减缓全球变暖所作的努力之一。利用这种环保方式，人们计算自己日常活动直接或间接制造的二氧化碳排放量，并计算抵消这些二氧化碳所需的经济成本，然后个人付款给专门企业或机构，由他们通过其他环保项目抵消大气中相应的二氧化碳量。
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) 二氧化碳:
Carbon Dioxide is one of the Greenhouse Gases which traps heat in the atmosphere. CO2 is created in different ways, but human activities like the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation have increased the natural concentration of this compound in recent years.
当大气中二氧化碳含量增高到一定程度时，会阻止地球热量的散失，使地球上的气温升高，即“温室效应”。 由于人类活动，如化石燃料燃烧和砍伐森林的影响，近年来二氧化碳含量猛增，导致温室效应，使全球气候变暖。
Carbon Emission 二氧化碳排放量:
Emissions to the atmosphere principally from the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. Increased atmospheric concentrations of CO₂ and other greenhouse gases trap more of the earth’s heat leading to the phenomenon known as global warming.
导致二氧化碳排放到大气中主要来自燃烧矿物燃料和砍伐森林。二氧化碳和其它温室气体增加大气中的浓度，造成地球的热量上升，这种现象被称为全球气候变暖。
Carbon Footprint 碳足迹:
A representation of the effect human activities have on the climate in terms of the total amount of greenhouse gases produced (measured in units of carbon dioxide).
就是指一个人的能源意识和行为对自然界产生的影响。
Decompose 分解:
To rot or decay; to break down into simpler parts or elements.
分解: 对腐烂或朽烂; 为更加简单的零件或要素划分。
Emissions 排放:
The release of gases, liquids and/or solids from any process or industry. Liquid emissions are commonly referred to as effluents.
释放气体，液体和/或固体从任何过程或工业。液体的排放量普遍被称为作为污水。
Ecology 生态:
A branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environment.
关注有机体和他们与环境相互关系的一门科学。
Ecological Footprint 生态意识:
Measures human impact upon the environment - how much space or productive land is needed to support an individual’s lifestyle.
评定人对环境的影响 - 多少空间或肥沃的土地是个人生活方式的需要。
Eco-Spun 塑料瓶纤维:
A smooth, supple fleece produced entirely from recycled beverage bottles.
光滑、柔软毛衣，彻底由再循环饮料瓶子生产。
Ecosystem 生态系统:
A group of living organisms that, along with their abiotic environment (eg. air, water, rocks), interact with each other over a period of time. Energy from the sun is used to feed this web of life.
一群活的生物体，与非生物的环境一起（如空气、水、岩），彼此互动一段时期。这群生命之网的能源来自太阳。
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Greenhouse Effect 温室效应:
The warming of the earth’s surface and lower atmosphere as a result of carbon dioxide and water vapour in the atmosphere.
由于二氧化碳和水蒸汽，在变暖的地球表面和低层大气层中，结果导致气温上升。
Hydrocarbons (HC) 碳氢化合物:
Chemical compounds that consist entirely of carbon and hydrogen.
由碳和氢组成的的化合物。
Ingeo 天然:
The name literally means “ingredients from the earth”.
名称的字面意思为“从地球上得到的成分” 。
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Landfill 垃圾填埋区:
An area where large amounts of refuse are buried under shallow layers of dirt.
垃圾被埋没在泥土浅层下一个巨大的坑。
Marmoleum 塑胶地板亚麻油:
It is the new ‘Linoleum’ and produced from renewable materials, including linseed oil, resins, wood flour, jute, limestone and ecologically responsible pigments.
是新的“亚麻油地毡”。由可再生材料生产 ，包括亚麻仁油、松香、木面粉、黄麻、石灰石和对生态负责的颜料。
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Organic 有机:
Related to living things; made by or obtained from plants or animals. Now taken to mean products grown without the use of artificial pesticides, fertilisers or antibiotics.
与生物相关; 从植物或动物中得到。
Ozone Layer
A Layer in the upper atmosphere composed of Ozone (molecules of Oxygen comprising 3 atoms of Oxygen in comparison with the usual 2). It protects life on the earth from the dangerous levels of Ultraviolet light which would otherwise reach its surface.
Ozone Hole 臭氧洞:
An area of the upper atmosphere where the ozone layer is absent or has become unusually thin.
指地球上空的臭氧层因臭氧大幅度减少而形成的空洞。总臭氧大量减少的地区通称为臭氧洞。
Polythylene Terephthal (PET) 涤纶树脂:
A reinforced, semicrystalline thermoplastic polyester derived from polyethylene terephthalate.
聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯是热塑性聚酯中最主要的品种，称PET或PETP（以下或称为PET），俗称涤纶树脂。它是对苯二甲酸与乙二醇的缩聚物，与PBT一起统称为热塑性聚酯，或饱和聚酯。
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Recycle 再循环:
To process and treat discarded materials so that they can be used again.
处理和对待被丢弃了材料，使他们能够再次被使用。
Sasawashi (一种日本叶子):
Sasawashi is a fabric made of Japanese paper and the kumazasa herb.
一种由纸和草本植物制作成的日本纤维。
Solar Energy 太阳能:
Energy from the sun that s been harnessed for heating or to make electricity.
来自太阳的能源，可用于加热，或使用电力。
Tencel 天丝纤维:
Tencel is a natural man-made fibre. It’s made from the cellulose in wood pulp which is harvested from tree-farmed trees. In comparison with other rayons, tencel is derived from a completely contained process fully compatible with all environmental regulations
纤维是一种很自然的人造纤维。以针叶树为主的木浆、水和溶剂氧化胺混合，加热至完全溶解，不会起化学作用和无副产物。
(cf natural fibres, man-made fibres, artificial fibres).
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