ethnology
ethnology — noun
1. the academic study that compares how different groups of people live, organize t
the academic study that compares how different groups of people live, organize their communities, and pass on their cultural traditions
Ryo started studying ethnology after volunteering in mountain villages.
collocation: study ethnology
Professor Amira uses ethnology to compare wedding customs across island communities.
ethnology to compare customs across groups
In her ethnology class, Lauren learned why food rituals differ between regions.
Gabriel wrote an ethnology paper about how fishermen share work at sea.
The museum's ethnology exhibit showed how families in Peru weave cloth.
- anthropology
a broader field that also studies human biology, language, and archaeology, not only cultural comparison
- cultural anthropology
a closely related field, often with more focus on fieldwork within one culture or community
- ethnography
usually a detailed written description of one community rather than a wider comparison across cultures
文法句型
study ethnology
in ethnology
ethnology of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Ethnology is usually uncountable and names a field of study, not a single book or report. It often appears after verbs like study, teach, and compare, or in phrases such as 'the ethnology of island communities'.