scientif·ic
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
[usually before noun]- involving science; connected with science
科学（上）的；关于科学的 - a scientific discovery/theory/fact
科学发现／理论／事实 - scientific research/evidence/knowledge/methods
科学研究／证据／知识／方法 - sites of scientific interest
引起科学界关注的地方 - a scientific journal/paper/study
科学期刊/论文/研究 - The consensus among the scientific community (= people who work in science) is that the average world surface temperature is 1.1°F higher than 100 years ago.
科学界（=从事科学工作的人们）的共识是，世界平均表面温度比 100 年前高了 1.1°F。
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheoryTopics Scientific researchb1, Jobsb1- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Extra Examples- I did my own research in the scientific literature.
我自己在科学文献中进行了研究。 - The book lacks any sound scientific basis.
这本书缺乏任何可靠的科学依据。 - Her curiosity was purely scientific.
她的好奇心纯粹出于科学原因。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
- …
- highly
- truly
- purely
- …
- a scientific discovery/theory/fact
- (of a way of doing something or thinking) careful and logical
细致严谨的；科学的 - He took a very scientific approach to management.
他采取了一种非常科学的管理方法。 - We need to be more scientific about this problem.
在这个问题上我们需要更为严谨一些。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
- …
- highly
- truly
- purely
- …
compare non-scientific - He took a very scientific approach to management.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French scientifique or late Latin scientificus ‘producing knowledge’, from scientia, from scire ‘know’. Early use described the liberal arts as opposed to the “mechanic” arts (i.e. arts requiring manual skill).