| 释义 |
-ics/iks/suffix (treated as sing. or pl. 看作单数或复数) forming nouns denoting arts or sciences or branches of study or action (athletics 竞技; politics 政治学) (cf. 参见 -IC 3) 构成名词，表示人文科学(自然科学、研究学科)领域(或活动) [from or suggested by French pl. -iques, Latin pl. -ica, or Greek pl. -ika]■ Usage 用法说明 A word ending in -ics meaning ‘a subject of study or branch of knowledge’ will generally be treated as singular, e.g. Aerodynamics is a mathematical science, but the same word may be used in the plural to mean ‘particular aspects of something considered collectively’, e.g. The aerodynamics of this car are rather primitive. 以 -ics 结尾、表示“学科或知识分科”的词一般都按单数对待，如 Aerodynamics is a mathematical science (空气动力学是一门数学学科)，但同样的词可以用作复数，总体表示某物的特定方面，如 The aerodynamics of this car are rather primitive (这辆汽车的空气动力问题相当简单)。 |