Definition of ethnology in English:

ethnology

noun ɛθˈnɒlədʒiɛθˈnɑlədʒi

mass noun

The study of the characteristics of different peoples and the differences and relationships between them.
Example sentencesExamples
- I was really interested in ethnology, anthropology, and comparative religion.
- Nineteenth-century European ethnology and anthropology were established precisely to study different peoples and their institutions.
- Now a resident in Jerusalem and Vienna, she is considered an expert in Arabic studies and ethnology.
- While stationed in the West and at Fort Mackinac, he studied the cultures and languages of local Indians, contributing to the developing fields of ethnology and ethnography through his studies.
- His experiences among the Eskimos created in him a desire to understand the laws of human nature and prompted him to make a gradual transition from cultural geography to ethnology.
- He became interested in ethnology on that first trip and decided to undertake more detailed investigations.

Derivatives

ethnologic

adjective ɛθnəˈlɒdʒɪk

Ethnologic evidence kept in the Museum dates back to the second half of the 19th century, and to the first half of the 20th century.
Example sentencesExamples
- The sequence variations that exist between different individuals have been very useful for anthropologic, ethnologic and forensic studies and are the basis of the hypothesis that human beings descend from a woman who lived in Africa around 250 000 years ago.
- This seems the more important now, as within the last ten years an almost universal interest has been awakened in ethnologic research, and the desire for more knowledge in this regard is constantly increasing.

ethnological

adjective ɛθnəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌɛθnəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l

The most important theoretical framework is provided by detailed articles discussing basic religious ethnological concepts: rites of passage, sacrifice, mourning, ancestors, animism, etc.
Example sentencesExamples
- Among the most fascinating items in the collection is an ethnological study of the life of the Welsh hill farmer.
- I knew people from there because my photographs had been in an ethnological exhibition about Mongolia in Munich.
- Instead, she would like to see ethnological museums acknowledge these objects' power to enchant, to inspire people to search for meanings.
- Time has been studied in different ways from ethnological and folkloristic angles.

ethnologically

adverb

Country people are not an ethnologically distinct subspecies awaiting conversion by missionaries.
Example sentencesExamples
- She opens the essay with a controversial claim: ‘You will take another look at African Americans and say that we are still black and, ethnologically speaking, you will be right.’
- They are remarkably realistic as well as ethnologically interesting.
- Their unity is recognizable by common speech and common artistic tradition, but they did not constitute one race or group of tribes ethnologically.
- The results demonstrate that the best grouping is obtained when populations are grouped geographically, rather than ethnologically or by settlement history.

ethnologist

noun ɛθˈnɒlədʒɪstɛθˈnɑlədʒəst

In our present world, where issues of culture, identity and their connection with religious expression are alive as never before, there is a pressing and challenging role for the folklorist and the ethnologist.
Example sentencesExamples
- The expert knowledge of folklorists and ethnologists is also in demand in the tourist and development industries and their academic writings are a cachet to earning consultancies and contracts.
- For many ethnologists and anthropologists, collective identity does not represent the truth even among the most archaic communities.
- The last decade has seen an enormous upswing of interest in historical photographs among ethnologists and historians.
- Anthropologists and ethnologists have studied the cultural processes by which particular persons, places, and historical events become invested with sacred or mythological significance.

Definition of ethnology in US English:

ethnology

nouneTHˈnäləjēɛθˈnɑlədʒi

The study of the characteristics of various peoples and the differences and relationships between them.
Example sentencesExamples
- Now a resident in Jerusalem and Vienna, she is considered an expert in Arabic studies and ethnology.
- Nineteenth-century European ethnology and anthropology were established precisely to study different peoples and their institutions.
- His experiences among the Eskimos created in him a desire to understand the laws of human nature and prompted him to make a gradual transition from cultural geography to ethnology.
- I was really interested in ethnology, anthropology, and comparative religion.
- He became interested in ethnology on that first trip and decided to undertake more detailed investigations.
- While stationed in the West and at Fort Mackinac, he studied the cultures and languages of local Indians, contributing to the developing fields of ethnology and ethnography through his studies.

单词	ethnology
释义	Definition of ethnology in English: ethnology noun ɛθˈnɒlədʒiɛθˈnɑlədʒi mass noun The study of the characteristics of different peoples and the differences and relationships between them. Example sentencesExamples I was really interested in ethnology, anthropology, and comparative religion. Nineteenth-century European ethnology and anthropology were established precisely to study different peoples and their institutions. Now a resident in Jerusalem and Vienna, she is considered an expert in Arabic studies and ethnology. While stationed in the West and at Fort Mackinac, he studied the cultures and languages of local Indians, contributing to the developing fields of ethnology and ethnography through his studies. His experiences among the Eskimos created in him a desire to understand the laws of human nature and prompted him to make a gradual transition from cultural geography to ethnology. He became interested in ethnology on that first trip and decided to undertake more detailed investigations. Derivatives ethnologic adjective ɛθnəˈlɒdʒɪk Ethnologic evidence kept in the Museum dates back to the second half of the 19th century, and to the first half of the 20th century. Example sentencesExamples The sequence variations that exist between different individuals have been very useful for anthropologic, ethnologic and forensic studies and are the basis of the hypothesis that human beings descend from a woman who lived in Africa around 250 000 years ago. This seems the more important now, as within the last ten years an almost universal interest has been awakened in ethnologic research, and the desire for more knowledge in this regard is constantly increasing. ethnological adjective ɛθnəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌɛθnəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l The most important theoretical framework is provided by detailed articles discussing basic religious ethnological concepts: rites of passage, sacrifice, mourning, ancestors, animism, etc. Example sentencesExamples Among the most fascinating items in the collection is an ethnological study of the life of the Welsh hill farmer. I knew people from there because my photographs had been in an ethnological exhibition about Mongolia in Munich. Instead, she would like to see ethnological museums acknowledge these objects' power to enchant, to inspire people to search for meanings. Time has been studied in different ways from ethnological and folkloristic angles. ethnologically adverb Country people are not an ethnologically distinct subspecies awaiting conversion by missionaries. Example sentencesExamples She opens the essay with a controversial claim: ‘You will take another look at African Americans and say that we are still black and, ethnologically speaking, you will be right.’ They are remarkably realistic as well as ethnologically interesting. Their unity is recognizable by common speech and common artistic tradition, but they did not constitute one race or group of tribes ethnologically. The results demonstrate that the best grouping is obtained when populations are grouped geographically, rather than ethnologically or by settlement history. ethnologist noun ɛθˈnɒlədʒɪstɛθˈnɑlədʒəst In our present world, where issues of culture, identity and their connection with religious expression are alive as never before, there is a pressing and challenging role for the folklorist and the ethnologist. Example sentencesExamples The expert knowledge of folklorists and ethnologists is also in demand in the tourist and development industries and their academic writings are a cachet to earning consultancies and contracts. For many ethnologists and anthropologists, collective identity does not represent the truth even among the most archaic communities. The last decade has seen an enormous upswing of interest in historical photographs among ethnologists and historians. Anthropologists and ethnologists have studied the cultural processes by which particular persons, places, and historical events become invested with sacred or mythological significance. Definition of ethnology in US English: ethnology nouneTHˈnäləjēɛθˈnɑlədʒi The study of the characteristics of various peoples and the differences and relationships between them. Example sentencesExamples Now a resident in Jerusalem and Vienna, she is considered an expert in Arabic studies and ethnology. Nineteenth-century European ethnology and anthropology were established precisely to study different peoples and their institutions. His experiences among the Eskimos created in him a desire to understand the laws of human nature and prompted him to make a gradual transition from cultural geography to ethnology. I was really interested in ethnology, anthropology, and comparative religion. He became interested in ethnology on that first trip and decided to undertake more detailed investigations. While stationed in the West and at Fort Mackinac, he studied the cultures and languages of local Indians, contributing to the developing fields of ethnology and ethnography through his studies.
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