earth-science
/ˈɜːθ saɪəns/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɜːrθ saɪəns/ (ame, ipa)
earth-science — 名詞
1. the area of science that examines the planet's structure, long history, weather,
地球科學
研究地球結構、歷史等的學科
the area of science that examines the planet's structure, long history, weather, oceans, and other physical systems.
Tomás chose earth science because he wanted to understand how volcanoes erupt.
Tomás 選修地球科學，因為他想了解火山為什麼會爆發。
study earth science
Our earth science class built a model river to show how valleys change.
我們的地球科學課做了河流模型，展示山谷如何改變。
earth science class
Élise reads earth science books before every camping trip in the mountains.
Élise 每次去山裡露營前，都會先讀地球科學書。
The museum offers weekend earth science lessons for children who love rocks.
那家博物館為喜歡石頭的孩子開設週末地球科學課程。
- geoscience
close in meaning, but often sounds more academic or institutional
- earth studies
often used as a course label rather than a broad academic field
文法句型
study earth science
teach earth science
earth science class
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when it names the field or a school subject, so people study or teach earth science. Distinguish from sense 2, which names one member of that wider group and often appears after 'an' or in the plural phrase 'earth sciences'.
常見錯誤
2. one science within the larger study of the planet, such as geology, meteorology,
地球科學分支
如地質學等研究地球的學門
one science within the larger study of the planet, such as geology, meteorology, or oceanography.
Geology is an earth science that helps Lina read the history of rocks.
地質學是一門地球科學分支，能幫 Lina 讀懂岩石的歷史。
be an earth science
At the fair, Hari explained why meteorology is an earth science.
在成果展上，Hari 解釋為什麼氣象學算是一門地球科學分支。
X is an earth science
Oceanography became her favourite earth science after the class visited Kaohsiung Harbor.
那次班級參訪高雄港後，海洋學成了她最喜歡的地球科學分支。
The department lists hydrology as an earth science beside geology and climatology.
那個系把水文學列為一門地球科學分支，和地質學、氣候學並列。
- geoscience
often used almost the same way, especially in academic names
文法句型
be an earth science
one of the earth sciences
用法筆記
This sense treats the term as one member of a group, so it commonly appears with 'an' or in plural lists such as 'the earth sciences'. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the whole field or school subject.