anatomy
/əˈnætəmɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)[mass noun]
1- the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts解剖学:
he studied physiology and anatomy.
他学习生理学和解剖学。
1.1
- count noun the bodily structure of an organism身体结构:
descriptions of the cat's anatomy and behaviour.
对猫身体结构及习性的描述。
1.2
- count noun informal, humorous a person's body〈非正式, 幽默〉人体。
1.3
- count noun figurative a study of the structure or internal workings of something〈喻〉对内部结构(或运作)的研究:
to undertake a comprehensive anatomy of primary school management.
对小学管理进行全面分析研究。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French anatomie or late Latin anatomia, from Greek, from ana- 'up' + tomia 'cutting' (from temnein 'to cut').