anthropology

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anthropology — 名詞

1. an academic subject that looks at how humans live, how their bodies have changed

1.名詞C1
釋義

人類學

研究人類起源、文化與社會的學科

an academic subject that looks at how humans live, how their bodies have changed over time, and how their cultures, languages, and beliefs differ around the world.

例句

In her anthropology class, Yara learned how Inuit families pass down hunting skills to children.

瑪雅在人類學課堂上，了解到因紐特家庭如何把打獵技巧傳給下一代。

anthropology + content focus on cultural practices

Professor Rohan teaches anthropology and has worked with farmers in rural Peru.

田中教授教人類學，曾經在秘魯鄉下和農民一起做研究。

teach anthropology + fieldwork context

常見搭配
  • cultural anthropology
  • social anthropology
  • physical anthropology
  • study anthropology
  • department of anthropology
同義詞
  • ethnology

    narrower; focuses on comparing different cultures rather than humans as a whole

  • human science

    broader umbrella term that includes psychology and sociology too

文法句型

uncountable noun

用法筆記

Uncountable: do not say 'an anthropology' or 'anthropologies'. Often paired with a modifier that names a subfield, e.g. cultural anthropology, social anthropology, physical anthropology, medical anthropology.

常見錯誤

She is an anthropology.
She is studying anthropology.
anthropology names a subject, not a person; the person is an anthropologist.
He has many anthropologies in his shelf.
He has many anthropology books on his shelf.
anthropology is uncountable; use 'books on anthropology' for the physical objects.

同根字

  • anthropologist
    名詞C1
  • anthropological
    形容詞C1
  • anthropologically
    副詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • anthropology department
  • anthropology professor
  • anthropology student
  • anthropology course
  • anthropology textbook

常用片語

  • a degree in anthropology
  • the field of anthropology
  • a branch of anthropology

介系詞搭配

  • anthropology of
  • in anthropology
  • to anthropology