Word · Frequency #13252
morphological
形态学的;词法学的
of or relating to morphology
- 1.
Of, or pertaining to, morphology.
形态学的,或与形态学相关的。
形态学的,或与形态学相关的。;形态的;形态学的;词法的;[计] 词法的
In use
The morphological analysis of the word "unhappiness" reveals that it consists of the prefix "un-", the root "happy", and the suffix "-ness".
Biologists study the morphological differences between plant species, such as leaf shape and flower structure.
The linguist's research focuses on the morphological changes that occur when words are borrowed from one language to another.
morphological [noun]
morphological 常作定语,用来修饰名词,表示“形态学的;形态的”。
The researcher studied the morphological features of the plant.
研究人员研究了这种植物的形态特征。
be + morphological
作表语时,表示“属于形态学范畴的”,常与 purely、mainly 等副词连用。
The differences between the two species are purely morphological.
这两个物种之间的差异纯属形态上的。
Common mistakes
Linguists study the morphological of languages.Linguists study the morphology of languages.
morphological 是形容词,不能直接跟在定冠词 the 后面作介词 of 的宾语;此处需要名词 morphology,表示‘形态学’。
The two words are morphological similar.The two words are morphologically similar.
此处修饰形容词 similar 需要副词 morphologically,而不是形容词 morphological。
Connections
Collocations
- morphological analysis
- 形态分析
- The students learned to perform a morphological analysis of unfamiliar words.学生们学会了对新单词进行形态分析。
- morphological features
- 形态特征
- The two species share several distinctive morphological features.这两个物种共有几个独特的形态特征。
- morphological change
- 形态变化
- Linguists study morphological change in the history of English.语言学家研究英语历史上的形态变化。
- morphological structure
- 形态结构
- The morphological structure of the word reveals its origins.这个词的形态结构揭示了它的来源。
Synonyms
- structural
- 结构的;结构上的 · 在表示“与结构相关”时可替换 morphological;但 morphological 特指形态学(生物)或词法学(语言),而 structural 更通用,不限于学科语境。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由 morph(形态)联想:morphological 指“形态学的”,就像研究形状变化。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:academic writing、scientific papers、lectures morphological 通常用于学术或专业语境,多出现在正式写作、科研论文和课堂讲解中,日常口语中较少见。比较常见于需要讨论形态或结构的场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /-lɔdʒɪkəl/ 结尾,与 morphological 押韵。注意拼写相近的 apologetic /əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/ 和 logic /ˈlɔdʒɪk/ 发音不同,并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.