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morphology
生物形态学
The branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants.
生物学中指动植物体形和结构的研究。
- 1.
A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
- 2.
the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
生物学中研究动植物结构的分支
- 3.
The form and structure of something.
- 4.
studies of the rules for forming admissible words
研究构成合法词汇的规则
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A description of the form and structure of something.
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the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
单词中音位的合法排列
词法；构词学；形态；结构；形态描述；结构描述；形态学（泛指）；音位配列；语音结构
In use
The morphology of the flowering plant was studied under a microscope.
Comparative morphology helps scientists understand evolutionary relationships between species.
She wrote her thesis on the morphology of deep-sea fish.
the morphology of [something]
用于描述某事物的形态结构。
The morphology of a plant determines its adaptation to the environment.
植物的形态决定了其对环境的适应性。
study the morphology of [something]
强调研究动作。
Biologists study the morphology of animals to understand their evolution.
生物学家研究动物的形态以了解它们的进化。
[something] morphologies
复数形式表示多种形态。
Connections
Collocations
- cell morphology
- 细胞形态学
- The pathologist analyzed the cell morphology under a microscope.病理学家在显微镜下分析了细胞形态。
- plant morphology
- 植物形态学
- Plant morphology studies the shape and structure of plants.植物形态学研究植物的形状和结构。
- linguistic morphology
- 语言形态学
- Linguistic morphology examines how words are formed and structured.语言形态学研究词汇的构成和结构。
- comparative morphology
- 比较形态学
- Comparative morphology helps understand evolutionary relationships.比较形态学有助于理解进化关系。
- morphology and syntax
- 形态学与句法学
- The course covers morphology and syntax in depth.这门课程深入涵盖了形态学与句法学。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只变形虫（morph）在显微镜下，学习它的形态（morphology）。
Context & Register
通常用于生物学学术语境，属于正式用词。
Grammar Note
指学科时通常不可数，指具体形态系统时可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the ending sound /ɑlədʒi/ and are spelled with -ology. They are all nouns denoting branches of study.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.