biopiracy

• 指未经授权且不道德地占有生物资源（如当地植物或传统知识），常由企业将其申请专利以谋取商业利益。

A noun referring to the unauthorized and unethical appropriation of biological resources, such as indigenous plants or traditional knowledge, often by corporations who patent them for commercial gain.

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1. Biological TheftC1formal

   The unauthorized and unethical collection of biological resources, such as plants or genetic material, from indigenous or local communities, often by corporations who then patent them for commercial gain.

   生物剽窃

   • The pharmaceutical company was accused of biopiracy for patenting a medicinal plant used by Amazonian tribes for centuries.
   • Activists are fighting against biopiracy, arguing that indigenous knowledge should not be exploited without consent and fair compensation.
   • Biopiracy often involves taking genetic resources from developing countries and using them to create profitable products without sharing the benefits.