anatomy

anatomy
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts
    解剖学
    he studied physiology and anatomy.
    他学习生理学和解剖学。
    ■[count noun]the bodily structure of an organism
    机体结构
    descriptions of the cat's anatomy and behaviour.
    猫的身体结构及习性的描述。
    ■[count noun](informal, humorous)a person's body
    (非正式,幽默)人体
    ■[count noun](figurative)a study of the structure or internal workings of something
    (喻)对内部结构(或运作)的研究
    to undertake a comprehensive anatomy of primary school management.
    对小学管理进行全面分析研究。
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Old French anatomie or late Latin anatomia, from Greek, from ana- 'up' + tomia 'cutting' (from temnein 'to cut')
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