| 单词 | anthropology |
| 释义 | anthropology (once / 1621 pages) n Anthropology is the scientific study of the origins of humans, how we have changed over the years, and how we relate to each other, both within our own culture and with people from other cultures. Anthrōpos is the Greek word for “human being,” and the suffix -logy means “the study of.” The study of human beings, that’s anthropology. Indigenous tribes in Australia, Brazilian coffee farmers, political activists in Iran, a second grade class in Missoula, Montana; these are all groups of people you might study if you were into anthropology. Every culture has its own particular rituals, behaviors, and lifestyles, and people in the field of anthropology document the many varieties of human experience. WORD FAMILYanthropology: anthropological, anthropologies, anthropologist+/anthropological: anthropologically/anthropologist: anthropologists USAGE EXAMPLESDrawing on anthropology theory from the University of Chicago, General Petraeus explained to his commander in chief how neighborhoods in Kandahar related to one another. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) She will represent Stetson University, a private liberal arts school in DeLand where she is studying history and anthropology. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) They are anthropologies of populism, cautionary tales from history, blueprints for blunting revanchism’s appeal. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) n the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings Hypo|Hyper archaeology, archeology the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures descriptive anthropology, ethnographythe branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies ethnologythe branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics physical anthropologythe branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings cultural anthropology, social anthropologythe branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society Assyriologyarcheology of the ancient Assyrians Egyptologyarcheology of ancient Egyptian artifacts Sumerologythe archeology of ancient Sumerians marine archaeology, marine archeology, underwater archaeology, underwater archeologythe archeology of underwater sites palaeoclimatology, paleoclimatologythe study of the climate of past ages palaeogeography, paleogeographythe study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs paleographythe study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them) palaeopathology, paleopathologythe study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) palaetiology, paletiologythe explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) palaeology, paleologythe study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities protoanthropology, protohistorythe study humans prior to the invention of writing palaeoethnography, paleoethnographythe ethnography of paleolithic humans craniometrythe branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts garbologythe study of a society by analyzing its garbage mythologythe study of myths ritualismthe study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies social science the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society |
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