botany
英 ['bɒt(ə)nɪ]
美 ['bɑtəni]
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botany 植物园来自希腊词botane, 植物，草，词源同pasture, 放牧。
- botany
- botany: [17] Botany was derived from botanic, a borrowing, either directly or via French botanique, of Latin botanicus. The ultimate source of the word was Greek botánē ‘plant, pasture’, a derivative of the verb boskein ‘feed’.
- botany (n.)
- 1690s, from botanic. The -y is from astronomy, etc. Botany Bay so called by Capt. Cook on account of the great variety of plants found there.
- 1. Until 1982 he was senior lecturer in botany at Durham University.
- 1982年以前他一直是达勒姆大学生物系的高级讲师。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. To his 19th-century peers, Robert Brown was the prince of botany.
- 对于19世纪的同行来说，罗伯特·布朗是植物学巨匠。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The coverage of the subject in his botany text is inadequate.
- 他的植物学教科书中对那题目的叙述不充分.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. He studied botany at university.
- 他在大学学习植物学.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Dr. Williams instructs us in botany.
- 威廉博士教我们植物学.
来自《简明英汉词典》
