entomology

• n. 昆虫学

en-, 进入，使。-tom, 砍，切，词源同tome, atom. 即切成一段一段的，后指昆虫。

entomology

entomology: see insect

entomology (n.)

1764, from French entomologie (1764), coined from -logie "study of" (see -logy) + Greek entomon "insect," neuter of entomos "cut in pieces, cut up," in this case "having a notch or cut (at the waist)," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + temnein "to cut" (see tome).

Insects were so called by Aristotle in reference to the segmented division of their bodies. Compare insect, which is from a Latin loan-translation of the Greek word. Related: Entomological; entomologically. Hybrid insectology (1766, from French insectologie, 1744) is not much used.

I have given the name insectology to that part of natural history which has insects for its object; that of entomology ... would undoubtedly have been more suitable ... but its barbarous sound terryfy'd me. [Charles Bonnet's English translation of his "Contemplation de la nature," 1766]

1. He decided to specialize in entomology after graduation.

他决定毕业后专攻昆虫学.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Research opportunities exist in a wide range of pure and applied areas of entomology.

纯理论昆虫学和应用昆虫学的众多领域都存在着研究机会。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The study of plant resistance to insects dates back to earliest days of applied entomology.

早在应用昆虫学发展的初期,就已开始植物抗虫性的研究.

来自辞典例句

4. This is a web page of Abstracts of Entomology.

这是昆虫学文摘数据库所在的网页.

来自互联网

5. Natural and cultural history, Pacific anthropology , botany, entomology, and zoology.

自然与文化史 、 太平洋的人类学、植物学 、 昆虫学和动物学.

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