zoology

IPA/zuˈɒlədʒi/
KK[zoˈɑlədʒi]IPA/zuˈɑːlədʒi/

zoology — noun

1. the area of biology that examines animals, including how they are built, live, b

1.名詞C1
釋義

the area of biology that examines animals, including how they are built, live, behave, and grow.

例句

Devika chose zoology after spending summers helping at a wildlife rescue center.

choose zoology — field of study

The zoology lecture explained how penguins stay warm in Antarctic storms.

zoology lecture — academic context

同義詞
  • biology

    broader field that includes plants, cells, and other living things, not only animals.

  • animal science

    often more practical or agricultural in focus than zoology.

  • zoological science

    formal paraphrase used mainly in academic wording.

反義詞
  • botany

    the matching field that studies plants rather than animals.

文法句型

study zoology

zoology class / lecture / textbook

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and treated as a field of study. Common after verbs like study, teach, and major in, and before words such as class, lecture, and textbook.

常見錯誤

❌She studies zoologies at college.
✅She studies zoology at college.
💡zoology is normally uncountable as an academic subject.
❌I have a zoology tomorrow morning.
✅I have a zoology class tomorrow morning.
💡zoology names the subject, not one lesson.

2. the animals living in one area or belonging to one time in history, viewed toget

2.名詞C2
釋義

the animals living in one area or belonging to one time in history, viewed together as a group.

例句

The island's zoology changed after rats arrived on the first ships.

the zoology of a place — animal life of a region

Fossils reveal the desert zoology of North Africa millions of years ago.

historical use with fossils and past periods

同義詞
  • fauna

    the closest formal equivalent and the more usual word in science writing.

  • wildlife

    everyday word for animals living in the wild; less formal than zoology here.

  • animal life

    plain-language paraphrase without the formal tone.

反義詞
  • flora

    the plant life of a place or period, often contrasted with animal life.

文法句型

the zoology of [place]

[habitat] zoology

用法筆記

Formal and mostly found in scientific or historical writing, especially with a place or time period attached. In everyday English, wildlife or fauna is usually more natural.

常見錯誤

❌We saw a zoology near the river.
✅We saw an animal near the river.
💡this sense refers to all the animals of a place, not one creature.
❌The zoology in the forest are rich.
✅The zoology of the forest is rich.
💡this meaning is usually singular and commonly takes of + place.