Anthropocene, Holocene, Pleistocene,

People may have propelled Earth into a novel episode of geological time

2016 was the year some scientists declared the manmade epoch

The Anthropocene

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Anthropocene

ADJECTIVE

• 1Relating to or denoting the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.

  1. 1.1as noun the AnthropoceneThe Anthropocene period.

Origin

Early 21st century: from anthropo-, on the pattern of Holocene, Pleistocene, etc..

as anthropocene人類世紀。

起源

21世紀初：從人類學，對全新世，更新世等的模式。