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-ology /ɒlədʒi $ ɑːl-/ (also -logy) suffix [in nouns] 1  Hthe study of something, especially something scientific …学〔尤指科学方面〕 geology (=the study of rocks and the Earth) 地质学 climatology (=the study of climate) 气候学 Egyptology (=the study of ancient Egypt) 古埃及学2  Hthe things studied by a particular science 〔某种科学研究的〕对象 The geology (=structure of the rocks etc) of north Devon is particularly interesting. 德文郡北部的地质结构格外有意思。 —-ological /əlɒdʒɪkəl $ -lɑː-/ suffix [in adjectives] —-ologically /əlɒdʒɪkli $ əlɑː-/ suffix [in adverbs] geologically interesting 地质上有趣的

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-ology• phraseologyOrigin -ology -logy

-ology suffixChinese  

especially Corpus study scientific the something of something,

-ology
-ology /ɒlədʒi $ ɑːl-/ (also -logy) suffix [in nouns]1. the study of something, especially something scientific:
    geology (=the study of rocks and the Earth)
    climatology (=the study of climate)
    Egyptology (=the study of ancient Egypt)
2. the things studied by a particular science:
    The geology (=structure of the rocks etc) of north Devon is particularly interesting.
—-ological /əlɒdʒɪkəl $ -lɑː-/ suffix [in adjectives]
—-ologically /əlɒdʒɪkli $ əlɑː-/ suffix [in adverbs]:
    geologically interesting

-ology, -logy combining form (in nouns 构成名词) a subject of study 学科；科目◆sociology社会学◆genealogy宗谱学a characteristic of speech or writing 用语特征；写作特点◆phraseology措辞◆trilogy三部曲▸ -ological, -logical (also -ologic, -logic) (in adjectives 构成形容词) ◆pathological病理学的▸ -ologist, -logist (in nouns 构成名词) ◆biologist生物学家