botany: [17] Botany was derived from botanic, a borrowing, either directly or via French botanique, of Latin botanicus. The ultimate source of the word was Greek botánē ‘plant, pasture’, a derivative of the verb boskein ‘feed’.
botany (n.)
1690s, from botanic. The -y is from astronomy, etc. Botany Bay so called by Capt. Cook on account of the great variety of plants found there.
botany 英文释义
1. the branch of biology that studies plants
botany 双语例句
1. Until 1982 he was senior lecturer in botany at Durham University.
1982年以前他一直是达勒姆大学生物系的高级讲师。
来自柯林斯例句
2. To his 19th-century peers, Robert Brown was the prince of botany.
对于19世纪的同行来说，罗伯特·布朗是植物学巨匠。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The coverage of the subject in his botany text is inadequate.
他的植物学教科书中对那题目的叙述不充分.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. He studied botany at university.
他在大学学习植物学.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Dr. Williams instructs us in botany.
威廉博士教我们植物学.
来自《简明英汉词典》
botany 实用场景例句
He spent many hours in Paris libraries studying botany, applied science and many other subjects.
