Word · Frequency #17035
forensics
法医学；法证科学
scientific tests and techniques used in crime investigation
- 1.
The study of formal debate; rhetoric.
研究正式辩论的学科；修辞学。
- 2.
A type of rhetoric or debate society or club, particularly one affiliated with a school.
一种修辞或辩论社团或俱乐部,尤指隶属于学校的。
- 3.
Forensic science.
法医学。
研究正式辩论的学科；修辞学。；一种修辞或辩论社团或俱乐部,尤指隶属于学校的。；法医学。；辩论学；辩论术
In use
Forensics helped the police identify the suspect from a tiny drop of blood.
Investigators use forensics to determine how the fire started.
She is an expert in forensics and often gives talks at local schools.
forensics + be + [noun]
forensics 作“法证科学”讲时通常视为不可数名词，谓语动词用单数。
Forensics is a rapidly growing field.
法证科学是一个快速发展的领域。
forensics + [noun]
forensics 可作定语，直接修饰另一名词，如 forensics team（法证小组）。
The forensics lab analyzed the samples overnight.
法证实验室连夜分析了样本。
use forensics to [do sth]
这里的 forensics 指具体的法证技术，常与 use、apply 等动词搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- digital forensics
- 数字取证
- Digital forensics helped the police retrieve deleted messages from the suspect's phone.数字取证帮助警方从嫌疑人的手机中恢复了已删除的信息。
- forensics lab
- 法医实验室
- The samples were sent to the forensics lab for DNA testing.样本被送到法医实验室进行DNA检测。
- forensics team
- 法医小组；取证小组
- The forensics team collected fingerprints and hair samples at the crime scene.法医小组在犯罪现场收集了指纹和毛发样本。
- forensics expert
- 法医专家；取证专家
- A leading forensics expert was called to testify in court.一位领先的法医专家被传唤出庭作证。
- forensics competition
- 辩论比赛
- Our school's forensics competition attracted teams from all over the state.我们学校的辩论比赛吸引了全州的队伍前来参加。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：联想‘for(为了)真相’——forensics 就是揭示犯罪真相的法证科学。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：刑事调查、法庭科学、科技报道 表示“法医学、法证科学”时，通常多用于刑事调查、法庭科学和科技报道等比较正式的场合；整体语气偏向专业、中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 forensics /fəˈrɛn.sɪks/ 完全押韵。下面这些 -ics 词拼写相似，但重读元音或后续辅音不同，发音不押韵：physics /ˈfɪz.ɪks/, mathematics /ˌmæθəˈmætɪks/, statistics /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/, linguistics /lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/, genetics /dʒəˈnɛt.ɪks/, phonetics /fəˈnɛt.ɪks/。注意 forensics 的 'c' 读 /s/，不是 /z/。
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