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meteorology
气象学
the science of predicting what the weather will be
- 1.
The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.
研究大气及其现象的科学,尤指天气和天气预报。
- 2.
predicting what the weather will be
预测天气
- 3.
The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.
特定地区或时期的大气现象。
- 4.
the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
研究大气现象的地球科学
研究大气及其现象的科学,尤指天气和天气预报。；预测天气；特定地区或时期的大气现象。；研究大气现象的地球科学；气象状态；[医] 气象学
In use
She studies meteorology at university because she wants to forecast the weather.
Advances in meteorology have made weather forecasts much more accurate.
Meteorology is a complex science that combines physics and mathematics.
study + meteorology
meteorology 指学科时通常为不可数名词，不与 a 连用。
She decided to study meteorology in college.
她决定在大学学习气象学。
in + meteorology
表示“在……领域”时常用介词 in，如 a degree in meteorology（气象学学位）。
He has worked in meteorology for over ten years.
他在气象学领域工作十多年了。
meteorology + be + adj
作学科名时谓语动词用第三人称单数。
Connections
Collocations
- aviation meteorology
- 航空气象学
- He specialized in aviation meteorology during his training.他在培训期间专门研究航空气象学。
- dynamic meteorology
- 动力气象学
- Dynamic meteorology studies the physical processes in the atmosphere.动力气象学研究大气中的物理过程。
- meteorology degree
- 气象学学位
- She earned a meteorology degree from the university.她在大学获得了气象学学位。
- meteorology course
- 气象学课程
- This is an introductory meteorology course for freshmen.这是面向新生开设的气象学入门课程。
- meteorology department
- 气象学系
- The meteorology department released a new weather model.气象学系发布了一个新的天气模型。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：meteor 像‘天上的现象’，-ology 是学科；气象学就是研究天上大气现象、预报天气的学问。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、scientific reports、university lectures meteorology 是“气象学”的正式学术用语，通常用于学术论文、科学报告或大学课程等正式场合。日常谈论天气时更常说 weather（天气）或 weather forecast（天气预报）。
Grammar Note
指“气象学”这门学科时常为不可数；指“气象状态”时为可数名词，复数为 meteorologies。
Pronunciation & Spelling
biology、geology、psychology、technology 都与 meteorology 的 -ology 部分押韵（美式 /-ˈɑlədʒi/）。注意 meteor /ˈmitiɚ/ 和 meteorite /ˈmitiəˌraɪt/ 拼写相似，但重音和读音不同，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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