morphology
UK/mɒ:'fɒlәdʒi/US
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Definitions
n.
The branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms
（生物）形态学
n.
The study of the forms of words and how they are built
（语言学）词法，形态学
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmorph (form) + -logy (study of) = the study of form. The same word serves two fields: biology (the shapes of living things) and linguistics (the shapes of words and how they change form, like cat → cats).
Root morph still carries 3 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.word morphology词法
- 2.plant morphology植物形态学
- 3.linguistic morphology语言形态学
- 4.comparative morphology比较形态学
Example Sentences
- 1.
The course covers the morphology of flowering plants.
- 2.
English morphology explains how '-ed' marks the past tense.
- 3.
Scientists compared the morphology of the two species.