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NIMBY
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of NIMBY
always used before a noun
— used to describe the attitude and actions of people who try to prevent something (such as a prison or a shelter for homeless people) from being built near the place where they live邻避，不得在我后院（指反对在自己住所附近建监狱、收容所等的态度和行为）
◊ NIMBY comes from the phrase “not in my back yard.”*NIMBY源自短语not in my backyard。
- News about toxic leaks from old landfills has resulted in the NIMBY syndrome. [=nobody wants a new landfill built nearby, because landfills in other places have poisoned people]旧填埋场有害物质泄漏的消息导致人们产生了邻避综合征。
- NIMBY issues/pressures邻避争端/压力
: opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable (such as a prison or incinerator) in one's neighborhood
Word History
Etymology
not in my backyard
First Known Use
1980, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of NIMBY was in 1980 👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
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