Lyell
/ˈlaɪəl/- Lyell, Sir Charles (1797-1875), Scottish geologist. His textbook Principles of Geology (1830-3) influenced a generation of geologists and held that the earth's features were shaped over a long period of time by natural processes, thus clearing the way for Darwin's theory of evolution.赖尔, 查尔斯爵士（1797-1875, 苏格兰地质学家, 他写的教材《地质学原理》[1830-1833]影响了整整一代地质学者, 他断言地球的地貌特征是长时间自然作用形成的, 这为达尔文的进化论铺平了道路）。