Chapter 6. How to talk about science and scientists
| Word/Root | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1. anthropologist | an′-thr Ə -POL′- Ə -jist | 人类学家 |
| Greek [anthropos] | / | mankind |
| Greek [logos] | / | science |
| 2. astronomer | Ə -STRON′- Ə -m Ə r | 天文学家 |
| Greek [astron] | / | start |
| Greek [nomos] | / | arrangement, law |
| astronomy | 天文学 | |
| astronomical | 天文数字的 | |
| astrology | 占星术 | |
| Greek [nautes] | / | Sailor |
| astronaut | 宇航员 | |
| Greek [kosmos] | universe | |
| cosmonaut | 宇航员 | |
| nautical | 海上的，海员的，水手的 | |
| aster | star shaped flower | |
| asterisk | 星号注释 | |
| astrophysics | 天体物理学 | |
| [dis-] | against | |
| disaster | 灾难 | |
| disastrous | 灾难的 | |
| [autos] | self | |
| autonomous | 自治的 | |
| autonomy | 自治 | |
| metronome | 节拍器 | |
| 3. geologist | jee-OL′- Ə -jist | 地质学家 |
| Greek [geo-] | earth | |
| geometry | 几何学（the measurement of the earth） | |
| geometrician | 几何学家 | |
| geometric | 几何学的 | |
| geography/geographer | 地理学的/地理学家 | |
| 4. biologist | bī-OL′- Ə -jist | 生物学家 |
| Greek [bios] | life | |
| biography | 传记 | |
| autobiography | 自传 | |
| Greek [opsis, optikos] | view,vision | |
| biopsy | 活体检查 | |
| autopsy | 验尸 | |
| 5. botanist | BOT′- Ə -nist | 植物学家 |
| Greek [botane] | plant | |
| botany | 植物学 | |
| botanical | 植物学的 | |
| 6. zoologist | zō-OL′- Ə -jist | 动物学家 |
| Greek [zoion] | animal | |
| zoology | 动物学 | |
| zoological | 动物学的 | |
| zodiac | 星座，黄道十二宫 | |
| 7. entomologist | en′-t Ə -MOL′- Ə -jist | 昆虫学家 |
| Greek [en-] | in | |
| Greek [tome] | a cutting | |
| Latin [in-] | in | |
| Latin [sectus] | to cut | |
| insect | 昆虫 | |
| Greek [ek-] | out | |
| Greek [kentron] | center | |
| eccentric | out of the center，古怪的 | |
| eccentricity | 古怪 | |
| Greek [a-] | negative root | |
| atom | 原子 | |
| Greek [ana-] | up | |
| anatomy | 解剖，分解，剖析 | |
| tome | 册，卷 | |
| Greek [dicha-] | in two | |
| dichotomy | 一分为二，对分 | |
| Greek [epi-] | on,upon | |
| epitome | 缩影，典型的人或事物 | |
| epitomize | 做....的摘要 | |
| 8. philologist | f Ə -LOL′- Ə -jist | 语言学家 |
| [logos] | word or speech | |
| Latin [lingua] | tongue | |
| Greek [philein] | love | |
| Greek [andros] | male | |
| philander | 调戏，玩弄女性 | |
| Greek [sophos] | wise | |
| philosophy | 哲学 | |
| Greek [adelphos] | brother | |
| Philadelphia | 费城 | |
| Greek [harmonia] | harmony | |
| philharmonic | 爱好音乐的，交响乐团的 | |
| Greek [Aphrodite] | Greek goddess of love and beauty | |
| aphrodisiac | 壮阳剂，春药 | |
| Greek [biblion] | book | |
| bibliophile | 爱书者 | |
| Latin [Anglus] | English | |
| 9. semanticist | s Ə -MAN′-t Ə -sist | 语义学家 |
| sematics | 语义学 | |
| orthopedics | 整形手术，矫形术 | |
| 10. sociologist | sō-shee-OL′- Ə -jist | 社会学家 |
| Latin [socius] | companion | |
| associate | 关联 | |
| social，socialize | 社会的，社交 | |
| society | 社会 | |
| sociable | 随和的，好焦急的 | |
| asocial | 缺乏社交性的，自我中心的 | |
| [a-] | negative prefix | |
| [anti-] | against | |
| antisocial | 反社会的 |