cosmological

IPA/ˌkɒzməˈlɒdʒɪkl/
IPA/ˌkɑːzməˈlɑːdʒɪkl/

cosmological — adjective

  • cosmologicalpositive
  • more cosmologicalcomparative
  • most cosmologicalsuperlative

1. describing something that is connected with research into the universe's origin,

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing something that is connected with research into the universe's origin, structure, and development — the scientific field that asks how the universe began, what it is made of, and how it changes over time.

例句

The cosmological model of the Big Bang is the one most scientists accept as explaining how the universe began.

collocation: cosmological model

Faisal's research team uses data from a space telescope to make new cosmological observations.

collocation: cosmological observations

同義詞
  • cosmic

    wider in scope — covers anything in or relating to the cosmos, including metaphorical uses; less tied to the academic discipline

  • astronomical

    focuses on observation of celestial objects and phenomena; does not include the philosophical branch of cosmology

  • universal

    means 'relating to the whole world or everyone', not specifically the scientific study of the universe

文法句型

cosmological + noun (attribute)

be + cosmological (predicate)

用法筆記

Frequently appears before nouns in academic and technical writing (attributive position). Less common as a predicate (*This theory is cosmological*). Do not confuse with *cosmic*, which can describe anything relating to the cosmos in a broad or even metaphorical sense (*a cosmic disaster*), while *cosmological* stays closer to the academic field of cosmology.

常見錯誤

❌The cost of the project was cosmological.
✅The cost of the project was astronomical.
💡'cosmological' relates to the study of the universe, not to extremely large amounts of money.
❌She has a cosmological sense of style.
✅She has a cosmic sense of style.
💡'cosmic' can mean 'extremely large' or 'amazing' in informal English; 'cosmological' does not share this figurative use.