cartography

/kɑːˈtɒɡrəfi/ (bre, ipa) · /kɑːrˈtɑːɡrəfi/ (ame, ipa) · /kär-ˈtä-grə-fē How to pronounce cartography (audio)/ (ame, mw)

cartography — noun

1. the work and study of creating maps and deciding how places, distances, and othe

1.名詞C2
釋義

the work and study of creating maps and deciding how places, distances, and other details should appear on them.

例句

Yuna studied cartography before joining a team that updates hiking maps.

study cartography as a field

Digital cartography helped rescue crews share flood maps on one screen.

digital cartography in rescue work

同義詞
  • mapping

    broader and often used for the practical act of recording where things are

  • mapmaking

    more direct and everyday; stresses producing a map itself

  • surveying

    focuses more on measuring land or positions before a map is made

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. Common in academic, museum, surveying, and GIS contexts, and it names the field or practice rather than one individual map.

常見錯誤

❌I folded the cartography and put it in my bag.
✅I folded the map and put it in my bag.
💡'cartography' names the subject or practice of making maps, not a single paper map.