taxonomy
/tækˈsɒnəmi/ (bre, ipa) · [tˌæksˈɔnəmˌi] /tækˈsɑːnəmi/ (ame, ipa) · [tˌæksˈɔnəmˌi] /tak-ˈsä-nə-mē How to pronounce taxonomy (audio)/ (ame, mw)
taxonomy — 名詞
- taxonomysingular
- taxonomiesplural
1. a system for putting living things into named groups based on the features they
分類系統
根據共同特徵將生物分組的體系
a system for putting living things into named groups based on the features they share
Stefan used a taxonomy to sort the museum's collection of beetles.
Stefan 使用分類系統來整理博物館的甲蟲收藏。
The library's online taxonomy groups books first by subject, then by author.
圖書館的線上分類系統先按主題、再按作者來歸類書籍。
subject is a system or framework, not a person
Paloma learned that whales belong to the same taxonomy as dolphins.
Paloma 學到鯨魚和海豚屬於同一個分類系統。
A clear taxonomy helps customers find the right spare part quickly.
清晰的分類系統幫助顧客快速找到正確的備用零件。
Niran explained that modern taxonomy places bats closer to primates than to mice.
Niran 解釋現代分類系統將蝙蝠歸於比老鼠更接近靈長類的位置。
- classification
broader term; taxonomy usually implies a hierarchical structure
- categorization
less formal; used for everyday grouping, not scientific
- nomenclature
focuses specifically on the naming part, not the grouping
文法句型
a taxonomy of + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense refers to the system or framework itself, not the study or practice of creating it.
2. the scientific study of how plants and animals are grouped and ordered based on
分類學
研究生物如何依親緣關係分類的科學
the scientific study of how plants and animals are grouped and ordered based on how closely they are related to one another
Haruto spent years studying the taxonomy of flowering plants in Okinawa.
Haruto 花了數年時間研究沖繩開花植物的分類學。
Omar spent the summer updating the museum's taxonomy records for Southeast Asian mushrooms.
Omar 花了整個夏天更新博物館東南亞蘑菇的分類學記錄。
collocation: taxonomy records
Ava's research in taxonomy led her to discover three new species of frog.
Ava 在分類學上的研究使她發現了三種新的青蛙物種。
Before DNA testing, taxonomy relied mostly on the shape of bones and leaves.
在 DNA 檢測出現之前，分類學主要依賴骨骼和葉子的形狀。
Aarav found the taxonomy course harder than he had expected at university.
Aarav 覺得大學的分類學課程比他預期的更難。
- systematics
used mainly in biology; sometimes treated as a narrower subfield focusing on evolutionary relationships
- cladistics
a specific method within taxonomy based on shared ancestry
文法句型
the taxonomy of + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense refers to the scientific discipline, not the classification system it produces.