geology
/dʒɪˈɒlədʒɪ/noun
mass noun
1- the science which deals with the physical structure and substance of the earth, their history, and the processes which act on them地质学。
1.1
- the geological features of a district（某一地区的）地质特征：
the geology of the Outer Hebrides.
外赫布里底群岛的地质特点。
1.2
- the geological features of a planetary body（行星星体的）地质特征：
an article on the Moon's geology.
一篇关于月球地质特征的文章。
派生词
geologic
adjectivegeological
adjectivegeologically
adverbgeologist
noungeologize
（亦作 -ise）verb词源
late 18th cent.: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē 'earth' + -logia （see -LOGY）.