natural history

英 [ˌnætʃrəl ˈhɪstri]

美 [ˌnætʃrəl ˈhɪstri]

n.  博物学; (某地区的)动植物研究

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 博物学；（某地区的）动植物研究
  the study of plants and animals; an account of the plant and animal life of a particular place
  1. the Natural History Museum
     自然历史博物馆
  2. He has written a natural history of Scotland.
     他写了一本苏格兰博物志。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 博物学
  Natural historyis the study of animals and plants and other living things.
  1. Schools regularly bring children to the beach for natural history lessons.
     学校经常安排孩子们去海滩上博物学课。

英英释义

noun

• the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals

双语例句

• It was embodied most strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature, but had a major impact on historiography, education and natural history.
  这主要体现在最为强烈的视觉艺术，音乐和文学方面，但是在史学，教育和自然历史方面有主要影响。
• Exhibit the culture of the people of Western Kenya, prehistory, and natural history.
  陈列肯亚西部文化、史前史和自然史。
• The collection includes natural history specimens, Maori artifacts, and social history.
  收藏品包括自然史标本、毛利族的艺术品和社会历史。
• There is a special dinosaur on display in the Museum of natural history.
  自然历史博物馆里陈列着一个特殊的恐龙。
• The American Museum of Natural History has the largest collection of vertebrate fossils in the world.
  美国自然历史博物馆搜集了全世界最多的脊椎动物化石。
• A biologist knowledgeable about natural history ( especially botany and zoology).
  通晓自然界历史（尤其是植物学和动物学）的生物学家。
• The 16-foot skeleton of the northern bottlenose whale had been acquired by the Natural History Museum for scientific research.
  这具长16英尺的北巨齿槌鲸的骨架目前已被自然历史博物馆收藏起来进行科学研究。
• He taught Irene botany and natural history.
  他教绮瑞娜认识植物和学习自然史。
• The Natural History Museum is open to the public on Tuesdays and Fridays.
  自然历史博物馆在周二、周五对公众开放。
• But as with many such suppositions in natural history, no one had ever tested it.
  博物学中虽然有许多类似的假设，却从没人对此考证过。