| 单词 | naturalist |
| 释义 | naturalist (once / 880 pages) 1n 2n That neighborhood kid who is always collecting butterflies and leaves? He just might grow up to be a naturalist, or a scientist who specializes in studying nature. A biologist whose interest lies primarily in the study of plants or animals can be called a naturalist, although these days it's more likely she'll be called a natural historian, a botanist, or a zoologist. The noun naturalist comes from the Latin word natura, "course of things, natural character, the universe," or literally, "birth." Be careful not to confuse naturalist with naturist, which is another word for a person who prefers to be naked — a nudist. WORD FAMILYnaturalist: naturalists+/denaturalise: denaturalised, denaturalises/denaturalize: denaturalized, denaturalizes, denaturalizing/natural: naturalise, naturalism, naturalize, naturally, naturalness, naturals, nonnatural, supernatural, unnatural/naturalisation: naturalisations/naturalise: denaturalise, naturalisation, naturalised, naturalises, naturalising/naturalised: unnaturalised/naturalism: naturalist, naturalistic/naturalistic: naturalistically/naturalization: naturalizations/naturalize: denaturalize, naturalization, naturalized, naturalizes, naturalizing/naturalized: unnaturalized/naturalness: naturalnesses/nature: ill-natured, natural, natures, naturism/naturism: naturist, naturistic/naturist: naturists/supernatural: supernaturalism, supernaturally, supernaturalness, supernaturals/supernaturalism: supernaturalisms, supernaturalist, supernaturalistic/unnatural: unnaturally, unnaturalness/unnaturalness: unnaturalnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe study drew upon records from amateur enthusiasts and scientists, including notes from 19th-century American naturalist Henry David Thoreau. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) They drew upon records from amateur enthusiasts and scientists, including notes from 19th-century American naturalist Henry David Thoreau. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) Three sisters are trained in their respective talents — poisoner, naturalist, elemental — to fight to the death when they turn 16. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1 n a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) 2Syn|Exp|Hyper natural scientist Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873) Roy Chapman AndrewsUnited States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960) Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert CuvierFrench naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832) Charles Robert DarwinEnglish natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) Konrad von GesnerSwiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565) William Henry HudsonEnglish naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von HumboldtGerman naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859) Jean Baptiste de LamarckFrench naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829) John MuirUnited States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914) Lorenz OkenfussGerman naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851) Georg Wilhelm StellerGerman naturalist (1709-1746) Jan SwammerdamDutch naturalist and microscopist who proposed a classification of insects and who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and was the first to see red blood cells (1637-1680) Alfred Russel WallaceEnglish naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913) biologist, life scientist (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms n an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms Hyper philosopher a specialist in philosophy |
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