paleontology
paleontology — 名詞
1. the scientific field that studies fossils — the hardened remains or traces of an
古生物學
透過化石研究遠古生物的科學
the scientific field that studies fossils — the hardened remains or traces of ancient plants and animals — to learn what living things were like in Earth's distant past and how they developed over millions of years
Daichi decided to study paleontology after visiting a dinosaur museum in Tokyo.
Daichi 參觀過東京的恐龍博物館之後，決定攻讀古生物學。
study + [academic subject]
Professor Lotte's paleontology lectures always fill the largest hall on campus.
Lotte 教授的古生物學課程總是能坐滿校園裡最大的講堂。
paleontology as attributive noun: paleontology lectures
The paleontology team spent three summers digging for mammoth bones in Siberia.
古生物學團隊花了三個夏天在西伯利亞挖掘長毛象的骨骸。
Advances in paleontology have changed how we picture creatures like the woolly rhino.
古生物學的進展改變了我們對長毛犀牛這類遠古生物的想像。
Anjali chose a career in paleontology over medicine, shocking her parents at first.
Anjali 選擇了古生物學而非醫學，起初讓她的父母十分震驚。
文法句型
in paleontology
the paleontology of [region/period]
用法筆記
Paleontology is the standard American English spelling. British English uses palaeontology (with 'ae'). Both forms refer to the same science.