natural history
- IPA[ˌnatʃ(ə)rəl ˈhɪst(ə)ri]
英式
- the scientific study of animals or plants, especially as concerned with observation rather than experiment, and presented in popular form.；the study of the whole natural world, including mineralogy and palaeontology.
noun: natural history
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the scientific study of animals or plants, especially as concerned with observation rather than experiment, and presented in popular form.
- ▪ the study of the whole natural world, including mineralogy and palaeontology.
- ▪ natural phenomena which are the subject of scientific observation the area has an abundance of wildlife and natural history
- 2. the usual course of development of a disease or condition, especially in the absence of treatment the natural history of cervical cancer among older women
