cosmology

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cosmology — 名詞

  • cosmologysingular
  • cosmologiesplural

1. the scientific study of how the universe began, how it is organised, and how it

1.名詞C1
釋義

宇宙學

研究宇宙起源與結構的科學

the scientific study of how the universe began, how it is organised, and how it develops and changes over time

例句

Professor Klara Chen has taught |cosmology| at the university for fifteen years.

Klara Chen 教授在大學教授宇宙學已有十五年。

uncountable noun used for an academic field

Luis enjoys reading books on |cosmology| because he wants to understand how the universe works.

Luis 喜歡閱讀宇宙學書籍，因為他想了解宇宙的運作方式。

常見搭配
  • modern cosmology
  • theoretical cosmology
  • observational cosmology
  • physical cosmology
  • study cosmology
  • a course in cosmology
  • a professor of cosmology
  • advances in cosmology
同義詞
  • astronomy

    broader field covering all celestial objects; cosmology is a sub-branch of astronomy

  • astrophysics

    focuses on the physical laws and processes of stars and planets, while cosmology looks at the big picture of the universe

用法筆記

Cosmology is an uncountable noun and is used with singular verbs. It refers to a specific academic discipline, not to general ideas about space or the night sky.

常見錯誤

I want to study cosmology because I enjoy looking at stars.
I want to study astronomy because I enjoy looking at stars.
'Astronomy' is the general study of stars and planets; 'cosmology' is specifically about the universe's origin and structure as a whole.

同根字

  • cosmological
    形容詞C1
  • cosmologist
    名詞C1
  • cosmically
    副詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • professor of cosmology
  • course in cosmology
  • book on cosmology
  • theory of cosmology
  • field of cosmology

常用片語

  • the study of cosmology
  • advances in cosmology

介系詞搭配

  • in cosmology
  • of cosmology