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ethnography of [place/people]
此处 ethnography 为不可数名词，指这一学科或研究活动。
Ethnography of rural communities has changed over the decades.
对农村社区的民族志研究几十年来发生了变化。
民族志；人种志
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民族志；人种志
The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
Ethnography of rural communities has changed over the decades.
对农村社区的民族志研究几十年来发生了变化。
科学描述特定人类文化和社会的人类学分支。
The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
人类学分支,对个别人类社会进行科学描述
the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
一部民族志著作。
An ethnographic work.
The anthropologist spent two years living with the tribe to complete her ethnography of their rituals.
这位人类学家与部落共同生活了两年，完成了关于他们仪式的民族志。
Ethnography involves long-term fieldwork and participant observation to understand a culture from within.
民族志涉及长期的实地考察和参与观察，以从内部理解一种文化。
His doctoral dissertation was an ethnography of urban street vendors in Mexico City.
他的博士论文是关于墨西哥城街头小贩的民族志。
此处 ethnography 为不可数名词，指这一学科或研究活动。
Ethnography of rural communities has changed over the decades.
对农村社区的民族志研究几十年来发生了变化。
当表示具体的著作时，ethnography 为可数名词，复数形式为 ethnographies。
The library acquired an ethnography of the Berbers.
图书馆收藏了一部关于柏柏尔人的民族志。
do/conduct ethnography 意为进行民族志田野调查，这是常见搭配。
She conducted ethnography in a small island community for her PhD.
她在一个小岛社区进行了民族志研究，以完成博士论文。
Not this
Her ethnography about the village is famous.
Use this
Her ethnography of the village is famous.
ethnography 表示“对某个社群/地区的民族志记录或著作”时，用介词 of 引出研究对象（类似 a description of），而不用 about。学习者常受汉语“关于”直译影响，误用 about。
Not this
An ethnography is a branch of anthropology.
Use this
Ethnography is a branch of anthropology.
ethnography 指“民族志”这一学科时是不可数名词，前面不加不定冠词 an；此处谈论的是学科而非一部具体著作，故不能用 a/an。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
进行民族志研究
She conducted ethnography in the mountain community for a year.
她在山区社区进行了一年的民族志研究。
撰写一部民族志著作
He wrote an ethnography of the town's fishing families.
他撰写了一部关于该镇渔民家庭的民族志著作。
城市民族志
Urban ethnography explores how people live in cities.
城市民族志探索人们在城市中的生活方式。
多点民族志
Multi-sited ethnography follows migrants across several countries.
多点民族志追踪移民在多个国家的流动。
交际民族志
The course introduces students to the ethnography of communication.
这门课程向学生介绍交际民族志。
Use ethnography naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 ethno 想成“民族”，graphy 想成“记录”，记住：民族志就是用文字记录一个族群的文化生活。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、anthropology textbooks、research proposals 这个词通常用于学术或正式语境，比较常见于人类学、社会学研究、学术论文和教材中；日常口语中较少使用。
注意：ethnography 通常作不可数名词，但也可用复数形式 ethnographies 表示不同种类的民族志。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.