ornithology

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ornithology — 名詞

1. the branch of science that studies birds and how they live, move, and behave.

1.名詞C2
釋義

鳥類學

研究鳥類的科學或學科

the branch of science that studies birds and how they live, move, and behave.

例句

In ornithology class, Kian learned how birds use songs to mark territory.

在鳥類學課上，Kian 學到鳥會如何用叫聲劃分地盤。

ornithology class

Reema chose ornithology after three summers of counting herons by the lake.

Reema 在湖邊數了三個夏天的蒼鷺後，決定攻讀鳥類學。

study ornithology

同義詞
  • bird study

    a plain, general expression rather than a formal academic term

  • avian science

    formal and less common, with a more technical tone

  • zoology

    much broader because it covers all animals, not only birds

文法句型

study ornithology

ornithology class

ornithology team

book on ornithology

用法筆記

Usually uncountable as the name of the field: say study ornithology, not study an ornithology. Common in academic or specialist contexts; in everyday talk, people may say bird study instead.

常見錯誤

❌My sister studies an ornithology at college.
✅My sister studies ornithology at college.
💡the field name is usually uncountable.
❌Birdwatching is his university major.
✅Ornithology is his university major.
💡birdwatching usually means the hobby, while ornithology is the academic field.