Gaia
US /ˈɡaɪ.ə/
UK /ˈɡeɪ.ə/
名詞
1.
蓋亞
the personification of the Earth as a goddess in Greek mythology
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In Greek mythology, Gaia is the ancestral mother of all life.
在希臘神話中，蓋亞是所有生命的祖先之母。
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The temple was dedicated to Gaia, the Earth goddess.
這座神廟是獻給大地女神蓋亞的。
2.
蓋亞, 地球生命體
the Earth viewed as a vast self-regulating organism (Gaia hypothesis)
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The Gaia hypothesis suggests that the Earth behaves as a single living system.
蓋亞假說認為地球表現為一個單一的生命系統。
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Environmentalists often refer to Gaia when discussing planetary health.
環保主義者在討論地球健康時經常提到蓋亞。