| 单词 | thanatology |
| 释义 | thanatology[ than-uh-tol-uh-jee ] / ˌθæn əˈtɒl ə dʒi / nounthe study of death and its surrounding circumstances, as in forensic medicine. Psychiatry. the study of the effects of death and dying, especially the investigation of ways to lessen the suffering and address the needs of the terminally ill and their survivors. Origin of thanatologyFirst recorded in 1835–45; thanato- + -logy OTHER WORDS FROM thanatologythan·a·to·log·i·cal [than-uh-tl-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌθæn ə tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivethan·a·tol·o·gist, nounWords nearby thanatologythanage, thanato-, thanatobiologic, thanatognomonic, thanatoid, thanatology, thanatophobia, thanatopsis, Thanatos, thane, thaneship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for thanatologythanatology / (ˌθænəˈtɒlədʒɪ) / nounthe scientific study of death and the phenomena and practices relating to it Word Origin for thanatologyC19: from Greek thanatos death + -logy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for thanatologythanatology [ thăn′ə-tŏl′ə-jē ] n.The study of death and dying, especially of their psychological and social aspects. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。